Clematis flowers have flat, teardrop-shaped petals, actually sepals, that may be shades of pink, blue, purple, white, red, yellow, or a combination of colors. Varieties with single or double ...

But, clematis plants also like to have their roots remain ... Arabella,' 'Sapphire Indigo,' and 'Elsa Spath.' The 'Taiga' ...

You can grow clematis in the ground or in containers, and by planting varieties from the diverse groups that flower at different times of the year, you could be enjoying their blooms for many months.

Clematis are fabulous plants for providing vertical colour on walls, fences, ornamental obelisks and through the branches of trees and shrubs. For the best display you'll need to know when to prune.

For instance, vigorous varieties that would quickly get out of hand in a container or engulf a slow-growing shrub are ideal for the walls of a house. And if you want to grow a clematis up a tree ...