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Clematis Sweet Summer Love

Clematis: Patent PP24044, CPBR5303

Fragrant blooms emerge deep red, opening to cranberry-purple in colour.

  • »  Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
  • »  Flower Colour: Cranberry-purple, fragrant
  • »  Flower Size: 3-4 cm
  • »  Bloom Time: Midsummer to mid-fall
  • »  Pruning Group: 3
  • »  Group: Flammula
  • »  Yellow stamens
  • »  Leaves are mid-green, 12.5 cm long, with three ovate leaflets

1gal Staked
$38.33
  • Category:Vines
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:3 m
  • Spread:3 m
  • Bloom Color: Violet
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Hummingbirds
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
• Cut Flower/Foliage
Flowering Time
• Summer
Habit
• Climbing
Landscape uses
• Screening (privacy)
• Specimen
Additional Information about Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'

Clematis are grouped into three different categories for pruning and maintenance:

Group 3: Late Flowering - Flowers form on the terminal 60-90 cm of the current season's growth. Some bloom as early as midsummer and continue into the fall. In early spring, prune each stem, leaving the lowest 2-3 buds. The new growth can be tipped back when it reaches about 30 cm, to induce better branching and flowering.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'

Clematis grow best in a rich, moist to average, well-drained soil, in full sun. Protection from intense afternoon sun is beneficial. Large-flowering bi-colours, reds and blues, may fade quickly if planted in direct sun. Roots need a cool environment to thrive; it is recommended planting a ground cover or shallow-rooted perennial to shade the roots; mulching is suggested. Plant the crown 3-5 cm below the soil's surface. Clematis are slow to establish and initially need to be tied to a trellis or fence to begin climbing.