Clematis viticella Glorious Day

Clematis viticella 'Glorious Day' has a multitude of violet, 6 to 8 cm diameter flowers with lemon yellow stamens, throughout the summer. This plant produces both single flowers and semi-double flowers on the same plant. Let this compact clematis climb on a trellis, a lattice, or even in a rose bush. It can also be grown in a pot on a terrace. It is a perfectly hardy climbing plant, undemanding in terms of soil and resistant to diseases.

Clematis are perennial climbing plants from the renonculaceae family found in both hemispheres, particularly in Europe, the Himalayas, China, Australia and North and Central America. It is a genus that offers a wide diversity of colours, shapes, and flower sizes. The variety Glorious Day ‘Zo23020’ is a recent creation from the J van Zoest BV nurseries located in Boskoop, Netherlands. It belongs to the C. viticella group, a species known for its disease resistance and its preference for slightly alkaline and somewhat dry soils in summer.
It reaches a height of about 2.5 to 3 m, with a spread of 1.5 m. Its flowers can be single or semi-double. They measure between 6 and 8 cm in diameter and appear on the current year's shoots continuously from June-July to September. The velvety flowers are a deep violet and reveal a lemon-yellow centre. The green, pinnate leaves disappear in winter. This clematis clings to its support through petioles transformed into tendrils.

This compact clematis is suitable for all gardens, including pots on a terrace. Place a stake or obelisk in your pot and your clematis will thrive. Clematis and roses create an unbeatable combination. You can let your 'Glorious Day' clematis climb on a 'La Feuillerie' shrub rose with yellow flowers or on an English David Austin rose 'Darcey Bussel' with crimson red flowers. At the base of this composition, consider planting hardy geranium 'Crystal Lake' with pale mauve flowers veined with violet, which will protect the base of your clematis from the sun.