Josephine Clematis Plants

Clematis Josephine, Regal Patio Collection

Impressively big double or semi-double lilac and pink flowers. Blooms in May-June and August-September. A fairly compact climber, ideal for most sunny patios. To 2.5m

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Delivery season: Clematis are delivered in pots year round, when in stock. It is usually best not to plant out pot grown plants in winter, but to keep them until Spring, because they will establish faster in warm soil and give you better first year growth.
Choosing a size: Small plants are cheaper and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they are best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for use in a place where it is convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our climbing plants come in standard pot sizes.

Features:

• Size: 2.5m
• Colour: Lilac and pink
• Big, packed double flowers in ideal conditions.
• Scent: Light/None
• Flowering: May-Jun & Sept
• Needs full sun for the flowers to develop properly.  
• Type: Early large-flowered
• Habit: Patio Climber
• Pruning group 2

Growing Josephine Clematis

It will be happiest in alkaline or neutral soil. Fully hardy, she demands full sun to fuel her marvellous flowers, otherwise they tend to come out green and underdeveloped. With that said, the underdeveloped flowers are considered interesting by some flower arrangers, so it can be grown on a North facing wall if these are desired, or you could try training some stems into the shade while the rest of the plant is in full sun.  

In the first spring after planting, cut all stems back to 30cm. Pruning is not necessary in subsequent years, but cutting back dead and damaged stems will keep the plant tidy and encourage vigorous new growth.

Did You Know?

Part of the Regal collection by Raymond Evison and Poulsen Nursery, which are low climbers, great for pots and patios. Discovered by Mrs Josephine Hill in 1980, and introduced at the 1998 Chelsea Flower Show.