Early Sensation Clematis Plants

Early Sensation Clematis Plants

Early Sensation Clematis This compact, evergreen variety is great for small balconies, and for squeezing into narrow, sunny spaces. It's also excellent trailing through deciduous trees and shrubs or as a ground-cover plant.

Early Sensation's flowers are greenish when they open in April, maturing to pure white and it has pretty finely divided leaves, starting off bronze and maturing to green; the flowers are followed by fluffy seedheads. Unlike most clematis, it's not self-supporting and shouldn't grow much more than 2 metres.

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Features

• Size: 2-3m x 1.5m
• Colour: White
• Shape: Open flowers to 5-6cm wide
• Scent: Mild citrus
• Flowering: April-May
• Type: Cartmanii
• Habit: Climber
• Pruning group 1
• Evergreen foliage

Growing 'Early Sensation' Clematis

Ideal grown up a fence, wall or over an arbour, where its spectacular white cup-shaped flowers create real impact in the spring. It doesn't naturally attach itself to supports, so will need to be tied onto a trellis or wires. It's well suited for growing in a large container providing it's kept well watered and fed.

Garden Design Ideas

Spring-flowering clematis work well taking on the mantle before climbers that flower later in the season such as honeysuckle and jasmine. 'Early Sensation' makes a great backdrop for a white garden, complementing daffodils like 'Thalia' and 'Toto' and other spring flowers such as Hyacinth Carnegie White.

History & Trivia

This cultivar was bred by Graham Hutchins of County Park Nursery, Essex.