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Discover the bell-shaped flowering clematis among our 250 varieties of clematis. While large-flower clematis are well-known climbing plants, some clematis produce small, bell-shaped flowers, with petals tightly packed together. These are elongated in Clematis alpina or C. macropetala, or more or less curled up at their tips in the 'Annabella' or Clematis diversifolia Rooguchi varieties for example. They can be trailing or upright, thus resembling small tulips with lily-like flowers that are so attractive, in the case of Clematis texensis for example. The flowers of the Clematis viticella, on the other hand, tend to close in the evening or in grey and rainy weather. The flowering period varies, depending on the varieties, from April to October, offering a wide range of colours. Some bell-shaped flowering clematis can reach 4 metres (13 feet) in height on a fence or small tree, while other herbaceous ones will form beautiful bushy or even creeping clumps, very useful for enhancing large perennial flowerbeds or accompanying the summer flowering of small-sized bushes.
Clematis plants like well-worked, cool, fertile soil, with a preference for clay-siliceous soil. In terms of exposure, the flowers prefer sunlight while the base prefers shade, but do not mulch. Place a tile or plant ground cover plants around the base. Watch out for aphids, snails, and slugs! Pruning is necessary in late winter. Cut back the stems that flowered at the beginning of summer to between 50 and 60cm (20 and 24in) from the base of early-flowering small-flower clematis. Clematis plants are used to dress trellises, fences, pylons, arches, trees, shrubs, or can be grown in containers on a terrace. Tip: avoid over-feeding, which will stimulate foliage growth at the expense of flowers.
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.