Evergreen clematis
We grow around 14 species and their cultivars. The two best known
being C.armandii, with the handsome glossy
green laurel type leaves and heavily scented flowers between February
and May, and the various C.cirrhosa that
sometimes lose their leaves in the summer. All of them can be quite
vigorous and will need sufficient space or a regular pruning to
keep them restricted to one fence panel. We know of C.cirrhosas
grown entirely out of the sun, which flower all year round presumably
because they think it is winter. Many gardeners are now planting
C.viticella cultivars with these evergreens
to provide a further four months of flower in the summer in the
same area of ground.
Gardener’s tip: New
Zealand evergreens
Do not prune these in winter as they are by then
carrying the spring flowers. Prune them to around 60cm
on 1 June and they will then grow an increased number of new shoots
for the following year’s flowers. If you do not prune them
they will eventually have bare legs.
Avalanche
4.5m of growth, with hard ferny looking
evergreen leaves. Bunches of 10 cm pure white anemone-shaped
flowers from the leaf joints cover the plant |
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Early Sensation
Similar to the above in every respect
but more compact, growing to 2+m |
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Joe
Very compact super show of hard white
flowers growing to 1.2m max. The original variety of this group |
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Pixie
Very fine fern-like deep green leaves all
year round. In Spring, pixie-hat shaped flowers completely smother
the plant, and everytime the sun crosses the flowers a strong
sweet perfume is given off. Best grown in a pot on top of an
inverted pot to allow the flowers to tumble down |
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C.armandii
Snowdrift
Handsome glossy evergreen
growing to 9m. Spectacular displays of flat white round flowers
carried in large trusses with a heavy fragrance.They may show
pink buds when opening |
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C.armandii
Appleblossom
A pinker version,
with a definite appleblossom fragrance |
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C.cirrhosa
Calycina
Large shiny fern like
leaves all year round, with small lemon bells with red speckles |
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C.cirrhosa
Balearica
More finely cut foliage
and longer flowers to 4cm |
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C.cirrhosa
Freckles
Large cream coloured
flowers outside and heavily speckled inside |
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C.cirrhosa
Jingle Bells
A seedling from
Wisley cream, with larger flowers |
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C.cirrhosa
Lansdowne Gem
We are the only
nursery offering the true colour of deep blood red |
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C.cirrhosa
Wisley Cream
An outstanding variety
which flowers on our fence for five months of the year from
November to the end of March. Cream/green bells flower on the
old wood |
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C.flammula
Finely cut deep green leaves in spring and
summer give way to almond scented white flowers from August
to October. May be cut to the ground in December if desired |
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C.fasciculifolia
Attractive evergreen leaves, with silver
veining in the summer and white-to-cream bell-shaped flowers
are carried in clusters on last years wood in the spring. Needs
a south or southwest wall in the warmer counties (there is quite
a large specimen in Enfield). One of the C.montana
family |
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C.forsteri
Light green leaves of a leathery
texture, with heavily scented small white or cream flowers hanging
in profusion |
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C.indivisa (C.lobata)
Waxy evergreen leaves, with a chocolate
blotch when young. Very pretty, white daisy flowers. Very rare |
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C.napeulensis
Delightful green tubular flowers, with long
dark red stamens hang from the plant from February to April.
One customer says the fluorescent light from her kitchen window
shines across a sea of silvery seedheads until the spring. This
species goes dormant after June losing all the leaves until
October |
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C.terniflora
Syn. C.paniculata
or C.maximowiciana.
Evergreen on a wall fleshy green leaves plus pretty waxy white
flowers in the autumn. The sweet autumn clematis of North America |
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Other evergreen plants listed elsewhere on this site:
Akebia quinata
Akebia pentaphylla
Abutilon Patrick Synge
Hydrangea seemanii
Jasminum affine
Jasminium beesianum
Jasminium officinale
Jasminium nudiflorum
Jasminium Stephanense
Lonicera americana (italica)
Lonicera brownii (Dropmore Scarlet)
Lonicera Halliana
Lonicera similis delaveyii
Lonicera sempervirens
Passiflora caerulea
Passiflora Constance Elliott
Passiflora Victoria
Solanum crispum Glasnevin
Solanum jasminoides Album
Trachelospermum cultivars
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