White Prince Charles Clematis Plants

White Prince Charles Clematis Plants

With a profusion of star-shaped flowers throughout the summer months and into early autumn, White Prince Charles creates a beautiful backdrop trailing over walls, fences and arbours.
The petals are white with delicate mauve veining on the reverse. It prefers a sheltered, sunny site and will reach up to 2.5 metres in height.

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Features

• Group: Late, large-flowered
• Pruning Group 3
• Flower Colour: White flowers with mauve on reverse of petals
• Flower Size: 8-12cm
• Flower Shape: Star-shaped flowers
• Height and Spread: 2.5m x 1m
• Scent: None
• Flowering: June to September

Growing White Prince Charles

It thrives in alkaline to neutral, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, and like all clematis, prefers its roots to be kept cool. Water well after planting and keep soil moist during dry weather in the first few growing seasons. Plants in containers will need regular watering. Provide wires or trellis as support or grow through trees or shrubs. Group 3 Clematis like White Prince Charles should be cut back in late winter or early spring.

Planting Companions for White Prince Charles

This self-clinging variety will happily climb up through shrubs and small trees. It is also ideal to plant at the base of fences, walls and arbours which it will cover with large white flowers from June to September. Suitable for large containers, this adaptable climber is a wonderful choice for gardens of all sizes.

With its pure white flowers, this clematis looks great against dark backdrops and also blends in beautifully with pale colour schemes alongside white and soft pink roses, and pastel-coloured perennials such as Geranium Ingwersen's Variety, Anemone Queen Charlotte and a Lupin like Gladiator. It also combines well with other clematis and the pale flowers of Honeysuckle Graham Thomas.