Clematis Maria Skłodowska Curie

Clematis 'Maria Sklodowska Curie' is a recent Polish creation that evokes a rustle of particularly bright Chantilly lace when in bloom. It produces beautiful, very large double to semi-double flowers from June to July, and sometimes until September. Their elliptical sepals are fringed and wavy, a creamy white colour that turns slightly greenish at the base and edges, surrounding a heart of golden anthers. This flowering covers a good part of the vegetation. Floriferous and charming, this variety prefers gentle sunlight and there are none better to adorn trellises and fences, as well as terraces when planted in a pretty pot.

Clematis 'Maria Sklodowska Curie' is a Polish creation with uncertain parentage. This exceptional variety belongs, like all clematis, to the buttercup family and is part of the group of hybrids that flower in summer on the current year's growth. It is a semi-woody climbing perennial that will not exceed 2m (7ft) high, with a spread of 1m² and rapid growth. It produces mostly double, white flowers in June-July, reaching 12 to 15cm (5 to 6in) in diameter marked with green at the heart and base as they mature. They cover all the vegetation that is above 80cm (32in) from the ground. The flowers are solitary or grouped in cymes, erect or pendant. Its deciduous foliage is composed of small, opposite, dark green leaves, divided into at least 3 leaflets. This clematis appreciates sunny exposures, but not scorching sunlight. The plant attaches itself to the support or host plant through petioles transformed into tendrils.

Plant clematis in the company of your climbing roses to extend the flowering of your walls and pergolas until the end of summer. It is a diverse genus with flowers of all colours, shapes, and sizes. Take advantage of their easy cultivation to give your garden a romantic and bohemian touch. 'Maria Sklodowska Curie' is easy to grow in the garden, and will look fantastic with morning glories and sweet peas on its branches for a season. Despite its modest size, it will be admired planted in a beautiful container, reigning over a balcony or next to an entrance door, welcoming visitors with its stunning flowering.