Pruning Group 3
This group includes the late large flowered hybrids, the viticella group and perennial varieties.
Prune hard in winter to strong buds close to the ground. Many varieties in this group will die down to the ground naturally. Most are very vigorous and shoot strongly in spring. Flowering is generally in summer to autumn.
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Medium to large, rose-pink flowers with a paler bar 7-14cm in diameter on a vigourous vine to 4.0mt. Pruning group 3. Deciduous and a climber.
Strong purplish red with yellow anthers flowers approximately 10-15cm in diameter produced on a small vine growing to 1.0-1.5 metres in size. Flowers late spring to early autumn. Pruning group 3. Deciduous and a climber.
Nodding gold yellow flowers approximately 5-7cm in diameter produced on a moderate vine growing to 2-3mt in size. Flowers late spring to autumn. Pruning group 3. deciduous and a climber. Best known for it's fluffy sterile seedheads in autumn.
White with green tips flowers approximately 2.5-3.5cm in diameter produced on a vigorous vine growing to 3-4mt in size. Flowers late spring to autumn. Pruning group 3. deciduous and a climber.
Semi-nodding purple blue flowers approximately 7.5-9cm in diameter produced on a moderate non clinging vine growing to 1.5-2.0mt in size. Flowers spring to autumn. Pruning group 3. deciduous and herbaceous.
Large, single, mauve flowers with purple-red anthers on a deciduous compact vine to 1.5mt. Flowers last spring to autumn. Pruning group 3. A member of the Evison/Poulsen 'Boulevard' collection.
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Purple flowers with a darker redder bar to 17cm. Compact growing to 1mt. Ideal for patio or table top growing. Pruning group 3. Deciduous A member of the Poulsen-Roser Boulevard collection of compact patio clematis
Dark purple 10-15cm flowers produced on a moderate deciduous vine 2.5-3mt high. Flowers summer to autumn. Pruning group 3. Bred at the Kiev Botanical Garden in the Ukraine.
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Reddish mauve flowers approximately 14-16.5cm in diameter produced on a vigorous vine growing to 3-3.6mt in size. Flowers late spring to autumn. Pruning group 3. deciduous and a climber.