Clematis Species

(and some primary hybrids that didn't fit in elsewhere).

Prices are guidelines only, they may change without notice as market change.

Prices are on this page  unless priced as stated below !

Plants marked with a hash (#) Also available in Premium Size those are generally a 2 year plant or older.

Plant names with no description (single line) listed, it is just to let you _14

know that they are in New Zealand and can be propagated.

 Subsidised Freight prices at 1 December 2007 (up to 10 kg)

North $9  & South Island $15  (up to 5kg $11)10kg parcel size can be up to 8 clematis in PB3 "standard" size or 3 clematis in PB8 "Premium" size

Pack size can be up to 25 Kg (@ $18 NI. & $30 SI)

for rural delivery there is an extra $3.75 <25Kg

Key: Height; Hardiness zone; Price; (xA, xB or xC) = growth type
See cultural information for growth types.

0.ccaeth  Cl. aethusifolia . . . 1.5m . . . zone 4-8 . . . . . . rarely available

. . . . . . (China)(shiny leaves)

Deciduous climber. Attractive parsley-like leaf finely divided. Flowers held erect on 2 cm stems yellow bells. Strong cowslip scent. 1.5m (xC) Seen growing alongside the Great Wall of China!

Cl. afoliata (NZ native)

0.ccakeb Cl. akebioides . . . 4m . . . zone 4-9 . . . . . .# . .occ. available

. . . . . . (Veich,1912)

Yellow 3-4 cm nodding flowers. Attractive, neat finely cut blue-green foliage and fluffy platinum coloured seed-head. (xC) 4m. midsummer-autumn Most interesting when scrambling over shrubs.

0.ccafrr Cl. alpina 'Frances Rivis' . . . don't like the warmer parts of the country

0.ccarub Cl. alpina 'Ruby' . . . don't like the warmer parts of the country

0.ccarma Cl. armandii 'Apple Blossom' . . . 6m . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . . $22 . . . #

. . . . . . (China)

Vigorous evergreen climber to 6m. Flowers whitish pink 5 cm wide in dense axillary clusters Delightful scented. Late winter-early spring (xA) Strong vanilla scent.

the true Cl. armandii 'Jefferies' has never been available in NZ, the one sold here is in fact not an amandii, but Cl. finetiana

0.ccarms Cl. armandii 'Snowdrift'. . 6m . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . . $20

. . . . . . (China)

Vigorous evergreen climber to 6m. Flowers white 5 cm wide in dense axillary clusters. Delightful scented. Late winter-early spring (xA)

0.ccbuch Cl. buchananiana (frosttender) and very rampant like Cl. vitalba

0.cccamp Cl. campaniflora . . . 4.5m . . . zone 6-9 . . . . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (to Portugal, viticella group)

Flowers dainty nodding open bell-shaped 2-4cm ø white to pale blue recurved at tips, tepals 4, anthers creamy yellow. (xA-C) summer-autumn 3-7m Foliage glaucous and open on a very vigorous plant

0.ccciba Cl. cirrhosa v. balearica. . . 4m . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . .

. . . . . . (This is NOT C. cirrhosa 'Freckles' ) species

Delightful small 4cm bell shaped creamy flowers w. maroon freckles on a wintergreen climber, mainly winter fl. beautiful silky seed-head. 4-5 m.(xA) This is the cut-leaved form from Mediterranean lighter appearance than the other Cl. cirrhosa varities.

0.cccicd Cl. cirrhosa 'Cream Delight' . . . 4m . . . zone 7-9

same description as for 'Wisley Cream'

0.ccciwc Cl. cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream' . . . 4m . . . zone 7-9 .

. . . . . . (Southern Europe & Asia Minor) species

Delightful small 4cm bell shaped creamy flowers on a wintergreen climber, mainly winter flowering beautiful silky seed-heads. 4-5 metres (xA) "No freckles" Scented, attractive seed heads.

0.cccifr Cl. cirrhosa purpurascens 'Freckles' . . . 4m . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . . #

. . . . . . (Majorca)

Flowers 5 cm bell-shaped cream-pink with red blotches (freckles) wintergreen foliage, winter- flowering, also summer. Scented. AGM (xA) Grow over arch so flower can be seen from below

0.cccilg Cl. cirrhosa purpurascens 'Lansdowne Gem' .. . . 4m . . . zone 7-9 . . . #

. . . . . . Sport of 'Freckles' found in Ch-ch.(M. Jerad,NZ.) (not fully stable)

Flowers 5 cm bell-shaped cream-pink outside and red inside. Wintergreen foliage, winter-flowering & spontaneous in summer. (xA)

0.cccris Cl. crispa . . . 1.5-4m . . . zone 5-9 . . . working on selecting the best! New 2006

. . . . . . ( South East U.S.A. in 1726)(species)

Pale through to dark violet-blue urn-shaped flowers. The inside of each tepal has a white bar. Anthers cream to pale yellow. Fragrant, Tepals: 4; 2.5-5cm long, 0.8-1.5cm wide, lanceolate, broadening towards tip, tip strongly recurved. Extremely exciting to work with, just love them.

0.cccunn Cl. cunninghami . . . 3m . . . zone 8-10 . . . . . . # . . .

. . . . . . (NZ native)

Lemon scented small yellow flowers in panicles on a vigorous grower, nice light green leaves. (xA)

0.ccfarg Cl. fargesii v. souliei If you know anyone growing this varity in NZ, Please let us know.

0.ccfine Cl. finetiana . . . 5m . . . zone 8-9 . . . . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (Central & Western China)

Strongly hawthorne-scented star-shaped flowers 25-35mm across. Leaves trifoliate coriaceous (leathery) white evergreen. October-November (xA) Smaller than C. armandii & later flowering. Frost-tender!

Clematis florida . . . (forms)

is a semi-evergreen species which sometimes is flowering throughout the winter with us as well as flowering Spring and Autumn and often seems to be dormant or semidormant during mid-summer (often believed dead) this make them a bit fickle and we find them one of the more difficult plants to survive (we are still learning) Therefore we will only sell this species as a two year plant "Premium Size" We Do NOT replace this species if lost! . .

0.ccflpl Cl. florida 'Merv' . . . 3 . . . zone 6-9 . . . . . . $40 . . . . . . . . . New 2005

. . . . . . (China, )(intro.Jap. 1661-73)(form from M. Jerard) Species, Very Rare in cultivation

Flowers single creamy-white to greenish white 10cm. across. Deep violet anthers ! (xC) 2-3m. summer-autumn Cut flower! We have aquired this very fine form from Merv. Jerard, this is a better form than some of the forms seen oversea and therefor have given it the cultivar name 'Merv' after its finder.

0.ccflpl Cl. florida 'Plena' . . . 3 . . . zone 6-9 . . . . . . $40

. . . . . . (P. von Siebold,1835)

Flowers fully double creamy-white to greenish white 10cm. across. Best grown as companion to a conifer or a ceanothus. (xC) 2-3m. summer-autumn Cut flower!

0.ccflsi Cl. florida 'Sieboldiana'  . . 3m . . . zone 6-9 . . . . . . $40

. . . . . . (P. von Siebold,1835)

Flowers 10cm. fully double 6 outer tepals creamy- white offset by a dramatic central boss of purple petaloid stamens. (xC) 2-3m. summer-autumn Said to sometime revert to C.p.'Plena' Cut flower!

0.ccflam Cl. flammula v. martima. . . 4m . . . zone 6-9 . . . . . .#

. . . . . . (southern Europe, Italy, 1596)

Very vigorous, flowers in masses, small white 3cm hawthorn-like scented. (personaly I tink its elderberry blossom) this form has narrow bipinnate leathery leaves which make it look evergreen,but It's decidious! Will easily reach 4 metres in an season. Hard pruning ! (xC) Very nice when planted together w. C. viticella. Flowering time here December- February This type is seen growing in sand-dunes in Spain. . . . . . . This species has been blacklisted for import, but is now off the list & can be imported! In my 15 years of groving this species in NZ I have only found two related seedling, still we recommend Autumn Pruning to avoid seed-ripening! (Every year we find montana seedlings in abundance)

0.ccfost Cl. fosteri

0.ccgrew Cl. grewiaeflora

0.cchera . . . Cl. heracleifolia . . . 90cm. . . . zone 3-8 (9) . . . . . . occ. available . . . New 2005

. . . . . . (N. China)(Kew Herb. 1793 Sir George Staunton)

Hyacinth-like lavender blue flowers in large clusters.. Sweetly scented. Shrubby herbaceous Clematis, provide great cut flowers. Do not prune back before new growth has started in spring

0.ccinte Cl. integrifolia . . . 70cm . . . zone 2-9 . . . . . .short supply

. . . . . .(herbaceous) (south Europa & middel Asia)

Dark blue, open bells-haped flowers 5cm long, free flowering. Suitable as a cut flower, attractive seed heads. Herbaceous. This is one of the cutest little things.

0.ccinal Cl. integrifolia 'Alba" . . . white form . . . short supply

0.ccinro Cl. integrifolia 'Rosea' . . . pink form . . . short supply

If you fancy those types, but live in zone 9 I will suggest you have a good look at 'Rouguchi' & 'Aljonushka' larger in every way, but they deliver in warmer areas.

0.ccmblu Cl. macropetala 'Lagoon' . . . 3m . . . zone 3-8 . . . . . .. . . occ. available

Double deep blue hanging bell shaped flowers, spring flowering.(second flush here in March) 4-5 cm ø. ("Blue Lagoon") (xA) Macropetala need cool winter dormancy. . . . don't like the warmer parts of the country

0.ccmmap Cl. macropetala 'Markham's Pink' . . . 4m . . . zone 4-8 . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (W. Robinson,1935)

Pink form of C. macropetala. Outer surface of tepals bright reddish-purple w. narrow pale lilac margin. Inner, staminoider greenish-cream (xA) Leaves & flowers start in September in Tikorangi . . . don't like the warmer parts of the country

0.ccmmap Cl. macropetala 'Rosy O'Grady' . . . 4m . . . zone 4-8 . . . . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (macropetala X alpina) (Skinner,1964)

Pink form of C. macropetala. Outer surface of tepals magnolia purple w. narrow pale lilac margin. Inner, staminoider greenish-cream (xA) don't like the warmer parts of the country

0.ccmwhi Cl. macropetala white "Snowbird", White Ghost' occ. available

don't like the warmer parts of the country

0.ccnapa Cl. napaulensis . . . 8m . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (from Nepal)

Deciduous wintergreen with a dormancy period during mid summer (where it looks dead, and is better off on the dry side than the wet) very nice, but said to seed itself everywhere, so Therefore be cautiones, Quite vigorous. (xA) Closely related to the winter flowering Cl. cirrhosa. Small but attractive flower, but the flowering season to short to be worthwhile.

0.ccorie Cl. orientalis . . . 4.5m . . . zone 3-9 . . . . . . $19 . . . . . .occ. available

. . . . . . (Middle East)

Yellow 4 cm bell-shaped open nodding flowers very thick tepals like orange peel. Foliage quite finely divided. Attractive seed-head. 4m. (xC)

0.ccpanb Cl. pan. 'Bridal Veil' . . . 4m. . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . . short supply

. . . . . . (male form of native Clematis)

Selected form of our native "Piki-kai-arero" or "Puawahananga" young leaves with bronze marmoration, flowers are very large white with yellow anthers. 4m. (xA)

0.ccpanb Cl. 'Purity' . . . 4m. . . . zone 7-9 . . . . . . short supply

. . . . . . (paniculata x fosterii)

Cross of two of our native clematis. Flowers are large white with yellow anthers this clematis is hardier than the paniculata. 4m. (xA) . . . Protected under PVR

0.ccrect Cl. recta . . . 1.2m . . . zone 3-9 . . . . . . short supply

. . . . . . (herbaceous)

Flowers are borne in great abundance in terminal panicles, 3cm., 4 narrow tepals star like. anther creamy-white, strong scent of hawthorn. (xC) 1.2m for the perennial border or woodland

. . . . . . Cl. recta var. 'Plena' . . . . . . If you grow or know anyone growing this varity in NZ, Please let us know.

0.ccrecp Cl. recta var. purpurea . . . 1.2m . . . zone 3-9 . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (Europa)(herbaceous purple leaved)

Flowers are borne in great abundance in terminal panicles, 3cm., 4 narrow tepals star like. anther creamy-white, strong scent of hawthorn. (xC) 1.2m purple leaved use in perennial border or woodland

0.ccrehd Cl. rehderiana . . . 6m . . . zone 6-9 . . . . . . $22

. . . . . . (W. China)(intro. Pére Aubert 1898)

Small hanging closed bell shaped flowers in axill. panicles, straw-yellow. Strongly cowslip-scented. Vigorous to 6 metres. (xC) summer Self seeding so keep under control, we recommend Autumn Pruning to avoid seed-ripening!

0.ccserr Cl. serratifolia . . . 4m . . . zone 3-9 . . . . . . rarely available

. . . . . . (Korea & NE China)

Vigorous woody climber to 4m. Flowers usually in threes, nodding open bell-shaped tepals 4, gabby pale yellow flowers. Anthers purple. Scented (xC) Notable lemon scent! Attractive seed heads. Self seeding so keep under control, we recommend Autumn Pruning to avoid seed-ripening!

0.ccstan Cl. stans . . . . . . 1m . . . zone 4-9 . . . . . . #

. . . . . . (Japan)(intro. C.J. Maximowicz, 1870)

Herbaceous plant with stout upright stems, trifoliate serrated leaves. Flowers pale lavender or light blue, tubular 20-30mm long in terminal panicles, tepals 4 with reflexed tips. Slightly scented. Cutflower! Attractive seed heads. Yellow Autumn colour. (xC) (also known as Cl. heracleifolia ssp. Stans)

For the following cultivar we recommend Autumn Pruning to avoid seed-ripening!

0.ccaure Cl. tangutica 'Aureolin' . . . 2.5m . . . zone 4-9 . . . . . . occ. available

. . . . . . (tangutica x tangutica hyb.) (Proefstation, Boskoop,1979)

Flowers yellow, bell shaped, 5cm(large) tepals 4 Attractive seed heads! midsummer to early autumn 2.5m (xC) Self seeding so keep under control. Award of Merit,1979 Great scrambling to shrubs

0.ccbimc Cl. tang. cross 'Bill MacKenzie' . . . 3m . . . zone 4-9 . . . . . .

. . . . . . (probably, tibetana ssp.vernayi X tangutica) (Valrie Finnis,1968)

Flowers bright yellow made up of 4 tepals shaped like orange peel, nodding, anthers brownish- yello -green. Pinnate leaves. (xC) Self seeding so keep under control  Most like a large C. orientalis.

0.cctang Cl. tangutica . . . . 3m . . . zone 3-9 . . . . . .

 . . . . . . (Asia)

Flowers yellow campanulate 3-4 cm long. Conspicuous seed heads with feathery styles.

Hard winter prune. (xC) Self seeding so keep under control.

0.cctern Cl. terniflora v. terniflora  . . . 6-10m. . . . zone 5-9 . . . . . . #

 . . . . (China, Taiwan, Korea & Japan)

Flowers white 3cm, hawthorn scented, 4 tepals starlike, anthers cream. deciduous, but in milder zones it can be near evergreen. (xA-B-C) Can be used to cover large areas, trees, fences. (in North America this clematis is known as the 'sweet scented Autumn clematis'. (syn. c. paniculata & syn. C. maximowicziana) Self seeding so keep under control, we recommend Autumn Pruning to avoid seed-ripening!

0.cctern Cl. terniflora v. robusta . . . 6-10m. . . . zone 5-9 . . . . . . #

 . . . . (China, Taiwan, Korea & Japan)

Flowers white 3cm, hawthorn scented, 4 tepals in dichasia (clusters), anthers cream. deciduous, This form has much heavier branches with the leaves (leaf with 7small leaves up to 30 cm, ) spaced so it appers more open than the normal form it's a hexaploid (tripple the normal chromosome numbers) as well as been a week or two later in flowering (xA-B-C) Self seeding so keep under control, we recommend Autumn Pruning to avoid seed-ripening!