White Flowering Clematis

Name: White Flowering Clematis
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 02728

Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida'

Pronunciation: KLEM-a-tus la-nu-ji-NO-suh KAN-di-da

SKU #02728

USDA Zone

4-9

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OVERVIEW
Description	A free-flowering vine treasured for its stunning, huge, pure white blooms with light yellow stamens. The brilliant blooms and compact habit are ideal for containers, patios, and smaller gardens, or in borders, allowed to naturally climb through small shrubs. Deciduous.
Light	Full sun
Watering	Water deeply when top inch of soil is dry.
Blooms	Late spring often repeating in fall.
Mature Size	Moderate growing; reaches 6 to 9 ft. tall, with support.

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container, Espalier, Ground Cover
Design Ideas	A great vine for training onto fences both rail and picket. Espalier onto wall treillage whether casual willow twig or upscale metal. Drape over low walls like a white waterfall of blooms. Also popular for draping off the edge of a retaining wall or training into old dead trees and shrubs as a rambling groundcover in the cottage or country garden. Train onto narrow post of porch or patio cover to create a vertical column of snow white.
Flower Color	White
Foliage Color	Green
Companion Plants	Japanese Maple (Acer); Climbing Rose (Rosa); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja)

CARE
Care	Thrives in well-drained, lightly alkaline soil, with roots sheltered and top growth in the sun. Mulch to conserve moisture. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed regularly beginning in spring. Prune spent flowers to promote repeat bloom. Provide trellis or arbor support.

HISTORY
Lore	Clematis breeding began in France due to the first early Asian hybrids arriving there from Jesuit missionaries stationed in China before any other westerners entered the country.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9