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Pink Anemone Clematis
Clematis montana 'Rubens'
Pronunciation: KLEM-a-tus MON-tah-nuh RU-benz
SKU #02740
LIGHT:
Full sun, Partial sun
WATER:
Water deeply when top inch of soil is dry.
SIZE:
Vigorous growing stems quickly reach 20 to 25 ft. long.
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| Description | Wonderful summer color from sweetly fragrant, soft pink, anemone-like flowers. Great for arbors. An intriguing ground cover or charming rambler, when allowed to sprawl or climb through informal shrub borders. New growth has purplish coloring, maturing to bronze-green. Deciduous. Pruning Group: 1 |
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| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Black Walnut Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Climbing |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Espalier, Privacy Screen, Ground Cover |
| Design Ideas | A floriferous casual clematis that's great to train up onto fences or over the skeletons of dead trees and shrubs. Plant to cascade down the slope and dangle off retaining walls like a groundcover. Charming trained up over a cottage doorway or window, arbor gate or snaked up the post of a front porch. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Japanese Maple (Acer); Rose (Rosa); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in well-drained, slightly alkaline soil, with roots sheltered and top growth in the sun. Mulch soil surface to conserve moisture. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed when new growth begins in spring. Provide trellis or arbor support. Pruning Group: 1 |
| History | The white flowering species, C. montana originated in the Himalayan Mountains and was first introduced to the west in 1831. It was collected by Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson while collecting in the Orient for Veitch's Nursery. This variety figures into the ancestry of many pink anemone clematis cultivars. |
Details
| Description | Wonderful summer color from sweetly fragrant, soft pink, anemone-like flowers. Great for arbors. An intriguing ground cover or charming rambler, when allowed to sprawl or climb through informal shrub borders. New growth has purplish coloring, maturing to bronze-green. Deciduous. Pruning Group: 1 |
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| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Black Walnut Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Climbing |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
Style
| Landscape Use | Border, Espalier, Privacy Screen, Ground Cover |
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| Design Ideas | A floriferous casual clematis that's great to train up onto fences or over the skeletons of dead trees and shrubs. Plant to cascade down the slope and dangle off retaining walls like a groundcover. Charming trained up over a cottage doorway or window, arbor gate or snaked up the post of a front porch. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Japanese Maple (Acer); Rose (Rosa); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja) |
Care
| Care Instructions | Thrives in well-drained, slightly alkaline soil, with roots sheltered and top growth in the sun. Mulch soil surface to conserve moisture. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed when new growth begins in spring. Provide trellis or arbor support. Pruning Group: 1 |
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History
| History | The white flowering species, C. montana originated in the Himalayan Mountains and was first introduced to the west in 1831. It was collected by Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson while collecting in the Orient for Veitch's Nursery. This variety figures into the ancestry of many pink anemone clematis cultivars. |
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.