Clematis... Queen of Vines

Tough and elegant. What better way to describe royalty? That’s clematis, “Queen of the Vines.”

Rosemoor with deep-red dramatic blooms is a natural for arbors, climbing arches, and pergolas. Its large flowers keep blooming from May to September making it the perfect gateway for a garden room.

The new Raymond Evison Royal Horticultural Society Bicentenary Collection will make growing the vine easier and more rewarding than ever.

This new series offers dazzling new cultivars that will bloom much longer than other traditional varieties. Bloom after bloom will cover this compact vine from the base to the tip from spring till fall. And these beauties have more disease resistance and vigor than other varieties.

Once you understand how clematis fits in the big garden picture you will be guaranteed success with this showy bloomer.

When Harlow Carr, with its star shaped flowers in periwinkle purple, starts to bloom in May it doesn’t seem to know when to stop. It's like a workhorse in the garden, it will produce hundreds of flowers up and down the cane. This vine will make an ideal ground cover and is perfect to use with grey-foliage, flat spreading conifers or any other ground cover plants.

Rich-blue Wisley weaving through roses from June to September can extend the beauty of the garden. In addition its greenish white stamens coordinate well with variegated foliage.

Hyde Hal with a somewhat shorter bloom time makes up for it with an explosion of luminous flowers. These make dazzling cut flowers.

When growing it is very important to keep the roots cool. Use ground cover or mulch, and even better, plant compact shrubs for a layered professional look.

For such a big bloomer, this versatile vine can be trellised behind low hedges as a screen or tucked behind a perennial border for a flowering backdrop.

Clematis aren't just for the mailbox post anymore.