Arabella Clematis

Name: Arabella Clematis
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 02178

Clematis x 'Arabella'

Pronunciation: KLEM-a-tis

SKU #02178

USDA Zone

4-9

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OVERVIEW
Description	Beautiful, color-changing blooms provide a parade of summer color. Single flowers with slightly upturned sepal edges open to violet-blue, then develop mauve-colored centers and fade to soft blue as they age. A non-vining, bushy, semi-herbaceous clematis that is an excellent choice for containers, or borders where it will grow through shrubbery.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Water deeply when top inch of soil is dry.
Blooms	Summer to Early Fall
Mature Size	Moderate growing; reaches 3 to 6 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide, with training.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Herbaceous
Special Features	Easy Care, Compact Form
Growth Rate	Moderate
Growth Habit	Climbing
Flower Attributes	Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container
Design Ideas	A beautiful flowering vine for espalier onto creative flat trellage in high profile locations. Perfect plant to mark a front door with vivid color. Twine up and over wood or metal arches at gates and entries. Drape over fences in narrow sideyards for short range view of flowers from windows. Twine up narrow railings and posts on stoop or porch. Traditional plant to twine into skeleton of dead trees and shrubs. Best viewed up close near outdoor living spaces.
Flower Color	Purple
Foliage Color	Green
Companion Plants	Japanese Maple (Acer); Climbing Rose (Rosa); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja)

CARE
Care	Provide organically rich, well-drained soil. Mulch soil surface to conserve moisture. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Hard prune to about 1 ft. in late winter to early spring before new growth appears. Fertilize in spring as new growth begins to emerge.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9