Clematis Atragene Group 'Constance' (alpina)
   
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common name: |
Clematis 'Constance' |
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flowers colour: |
purple |
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plants height: |
2 m |
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flowers size: |
small |
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flowering months: |
IV-V, VII-VIII |
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aspect: |
any |
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pruning way: |
1 (none) |
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frost hardiness: |
zones 3-9 |
One of the earliest and most profusely flowering varieties. Charming, semi-double, crimson-pink flowers borne on long, slender stalks during April-June, and occasionally in summer. They are followed, during summer and autumn, by decorative silky seed heads. A very hardy plant with low requirements.
Ideal for growing over fences, walls, or scrambling over rocks and old stumps. Particularly useful for planting near small trees and coniferous or deciduous shrubs. it may be used as ground cover.Raised by Mrs K. Goodman, United Kingdom.
Introduced in 1992.
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