You are no doubt familiar with the typical vining mailbox clematis, so we've chosen the clematis road less traveled. Our focus is the semi-shrubby, partially-vining, and little-known clematis plants, many of which are native to the US. These clematis are great as individual specimens as well as for weaving harmlessly through a shrub or small tree. We have found these native plants to be very easy to grow and have none of the disease dieback problems that can be expected with the large-flower hybrid clematis.
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The clematis selections at our plant shop online feature dangling flowers that are cup-shaped or bell-shaped. Many of these unusual clematis vines die back to the ground each winter but reliably resprout the following spring and clamber back to their 6-10' height. Others form a rounded mound on the ground up to 18" tall. Many of the native clematis species are a common site along fencerows in Texas north to Illinois. The flowers attract both butterflies and hummingbirds. When you are ready to buy clematis for your perennial garden, we hope you'll check out our online listing of clematis for sale below.
Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery has been the choice of serious gardeners and plant collectors looking for the best and rarest perennial plants. We are pleased to have received the Perennial Plant Association Retail Award in 2011, the American Horticulture Society Commercial Award in 2002, and to have been selected as one of the Best Mail Order Plant Sources - Garden Design Magazine 2010. Welcome to our family of plant lovers!
From Holland's G.C. Stolwijk and Co. comes this dazzling new selection of the European Clematis alpina with bright yellow foliage...yes, you read that right! The new growth on this 6' tall scrambler is bright gold, later changing to chartreuse. The incredible foliage is adorned in May/June with pendent blue hummingbird attracting flowers...what a sight to behold! Just like those Christmas visions of sugar plums dancing, I can see those plant combinations forming in your fertile minds already. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
This stunningly floriferous seed strain of Clematis integrifolia comes from Russia's famous Lake Baikal (the world's deepest and oldest lake and no relation to Lauren, who is nearly as old), where it was collected by Czech plantsman, Vladislav Piatek. For us, it makes a clump of short, lax stems, topped from May though September with large lavender-blue bells with upturned petal tips...a hummingbird treat. The combination possibilities with other plants, especially those with gold foliage is endless. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
Clematis pitcheri is a little-known but fabulous native, ranging from Iowa south to Texas. The scrambling 6' tall vine with opposite trifoliate leaves mingles unobtrusively like an accountant at an eyewear convention. We have ours growing through a michellia, and you don't even notice it is there until it begins to flower. The dainty, pendent, purple bell-shaped flowers with recurved tips adorn the vine from mid-May through September...a simply delightful hummingbird haven. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
This little-known US native cousin to Clematis pitcheri calls the dry sandy scrub lands from Oklahoma southeast to Florida home. I'd like to thank We-Du founder Dick Weaver for introducing me to the plant in northern Florida. The short vine, eventually to 9' long, is composed of wiry stems and single, round leaves featuring its namesake netted veins (aka: reticulation). The plants are adorned with small, down-turned pitchers, often bicolored white, purple, yellow, or pink, from late April to June...a hummingbird favorite. Clematis reticulata is perfect to be woven through evergreens and conifers for added interest. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
Virtually anyone who has grown Clematis 'Roguchi' agrees this hybrid, from breeder Kazushige Ozawa-sani of Japan, is one of the finest bell-shaped clematis ever introduced. Starting in early May and continuing through September, this free-flowering Clematis integrifolia x durandii hybrid is covered with large 2" cobalt blue bells...a hummingbird treat. Clematis 'Roguchi' has an amazing range, growing equally as well in Minnesota as it does in Houston, Texas. Don't worry about pruning, since it is a perennial and will die to the ground each season. For us, Clematis 'Roguchi' makes a 6' tall clambering vine...perfect for weaving through shrubs like a motorbike in a traffic jam. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
Clematis 'Jan Fopma' is another of the wonderful new scrambling hybrids from Dutch clematis breeder Wim Snoeijer. Wim named this clematis after another famed Dutch clematis expert, Jan Fopma. Clematis 'Jan Fopma' combines the best traits of Clematis integrifolia and Clematis fusca to produce a 5' long scrambler that is adorned from July to September with small, red-lavender, flared bell-shaped flowers, each with a lighter edge. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
If you enjoy winter gardening, you must have the fantastic winter-flowering clematis. This Mediterranean native makes a 20' tall, well-behaved vine of glossy evergreen foliage, topped, starting in October, with 1" bell-shaped flowers of cream with dark speckles. The delightful seed heads remain on the plant for long periods after flowering. In midsummer the vine goes dormant but reemerges again in early fall. Clematis cirrhosa has proven much hardier than many references indicate, taking 0 degrees F with no problem. Although it is native in scrubby woodlands, we have found a sunny western exposure works best. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
This offering is from our original seed collection of the wonderful native bush clematis, Clematis ochroleuca, from a mountainous population at Bald Knob, Virginia (Franklin County). In late spring, the 15" tall x 15" wide clumps are topped with pendulous, fuzzy creamy-white bells. Following flowering, plants are covered with splendid seedheads which resemble large attractive golden balls of lint. I like lint! Clematis ochroleuca is perfect for a special spot in the rock garden. Save seed, since Clematis ochroleuca is virtually impossible to root from cuttings. Pot Size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)
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.jpg "Clematis pitcheri (Pitcher's Leather Flower)")
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.jpg "Clematis 'Jan Fopma' (Jan Fopma Clematis)")
.jpg "Clematis cirrhosa (Winter Clematis)")
