From £12.60
Clematis - Carnaby Pale rose flowers with red anthers Large, open star, overlapping petals Mild scenFrom £12.60
Violet Blue flowers Semi-double or single rosettes Repeat flowering Grows to 3m x 1m Pruning groupFrom £2.15
Group: Autumn fruiting Fruits on current year's growth Picking: Crops from late August - OctoberGreat for your garden:
'Sunset' is a nice compact variety meaning it is especially good in containers, making it suitable for even the smallest of gardens... or why not try training it along a balcony? It looks fantastic in the border either rambling over a host shrub or trained up an obelisk.Look out for:
As with all Clematis caterpillars, earwigs and aphids can cause problems. Remove by hand where possible, spray if infestations get really bad.Trivia:
'Sunset' was bred by Arthur H Steffen in the USA in the 1990's. Interestingly, in the American Old West the wild white Clematis Clematis ligusticifolia was known as the pepper vine. The early travellers of the day took tips from the Spanish colonials and used the seeds and the leaves as a pepper substitute. However, as all parts of the part are generally regarded as poisonous it is probably safer to stick to the real thing!