The Plants
Clematis montana 'Alba'
clematis
£10.99
A lovely climber with dark green leaves and pure white, late spring and early summer flowers with yellow centres. This extremely vigorous clematis is excellent for training over a pergola or covering an unsightly wall, fence or garden shed. It's an ideal climber for a north-facing site.
Type
- Climbers
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Fast growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Cottage style garden
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Scented flowers
Care instructions
Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral soil in full sun or partial shade.
No routine pruning is necessary.
If the spread of the plant needs to be restricted prune immediately after flowering, cutting back overlong shoots to healthy buds.
Dimensions
Size: Medium
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 2500cm
Eventual spread: 400cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
- North
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Exposed