Pink Anemone Clematis

Name: Pink Anemone Clematis
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 02740
Rating: 100 (1 reviews)

Clematis montana 'Rubens'

Pronunciation: KLEM-a-tus MON-tah-nuh RU-benz

SKU #02740

USDA Zone

6-9

Good to grow! 8

OVERVIEW
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.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Water deeply when top inch of soil is dry.
Blooms	Summer
Mature Size	Vigorous growing stems quickly reach 20 to 25 ft. long.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Deciduous
Special Features	Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Growth Rate	Fast
Growth Habit	Climbing
Flower Attributes	Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers

STYLE
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
Care	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.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9