Clematis x patens White Pearl

Clematis 'White Pearl' is a beautiful improvement of C. 'Miss Bateman' to which it bears a resemblance but surpasses in its abundant flowering. It was presented at Plantarium 2016. This modest-sized variety flowers from May to August. Its first flowering is extremely abundant, composed of medium-sized, round and fully open white flowers, delicately adorned with fine dark red stamens. It blooms again more sporadically during summer, with its flowers often having only 6 petals. This small deciduous and romantic clematis climbs everywhere and also grows very well in pots.

Clematis belong to the Ranunculaceae family. The 'White Pearl' variety is a perfectly perennial and hardy semi-woody and climbing plant, which will reach about 2m (7ft) in height, with a minimum spread of 80cm (32in). It has the genes of Clematis patens, a Japanese species with large flowers of varying colours, which is the origin of many cultivars. 'White Pearl' has rounded eight-petalled flowers at the beginning of the season. They measure 8 to 12cm (3 to 5in) in diameter and appear in May-June on the previous year's wood. It can then produce a few flowers on the current year's shoots during summer. The flowers are upright and have a bouquet of dark red stamens in their centre, which contrasts wonderfully with the white petals. The flowering is followed by decorative grey-silver fruits that persist until winter. The deciduous leaves are tripinnate, with fairly dark green leaflets. This clematis clings on its own to the support or to the host plant through petioles transformed into tendrils.

Plant your clematis in the company of climbing roses to extend the flowering period of walls and pergolas until the end of summer. Place pretty perennials like geraniums, carnations, sage nemorosa, and phlox at their base, which will provide the shade they appreciate. It is a genus rich in diversity, with varieties in all colours, shapes, and sizes. Take advantage of their easy cultivation to give your garden a romantic and bohemian touch. 'White Pearl' loves to crawl into bushes and performs very well in a large pot. It will do wonders in a beautiful pot on a patio, in the garden among border plants, or even on a small fence.