Shrubby Clematis
Clematis heracleifolia 'New Love'
Ranunculaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Source of plant
Klehm's Song Sparrow Perennial Farm
Description
Clusters of lightly fragrant violet-blue flowers from mid summer till early fall. This non-vining Clematis forms a bushy mound that branches from the base of the plant with flowers that rise just above the greenery. Cut back in early spring as new leaf buds begin to swell low on the plant, trim above those buds, to about 8" tall. Size: 24-30" tall and wide. Bloom time: Midsummer to early fall.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
fragrance