Clematis paul farges rhs
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Our easy (basic and basic-s) designs are strong enough, but the mediumstyle range allows for better development of the plant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Like all clematis, it likes having its roots in the shade and its head in the sun, and being planted with the top of the roots 8cm underground.
Give it space to spread, ideally into trees or up against a large wall where it'll need close-spaced horizontal wires or trellis to snake through. Ideal for ground cover
Synonyms
Clematisfargesioides 'Summer Snow'Clematis 'Fargesioides'
see moreClematispotaninii 'Summer Snow'
Clematis × fargesioides
ClematisSummer Snow
Ultimate height
4–8 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresMoisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, Neutral| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
| Spring | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White Yellow | Green | |
| Autumn | White Yellow | Green | |
| Winter |
Aspect
North–facing or East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or ShelteredHardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Climbing
- Potentially harmful
- Skin irritant.
Characteristics and Pruning
A petiole (leaf tendril) climber, this clematis has an incredibly strong growth (up to 10 metres in height or more), and also exhibits a trailing (overhanging) habit. Foliage from May to October. When greening a taller facade, however, do away with hard pruning.
On planting, cut back to 20cm above ground, above a pair of buds. Seed heads are beautiful and fine and are the inspiration for this clematis' common name-- 'old man's beard.' Clematis vitalba belongs to 'pruning group 3' and must be cut down to 20 - 60 cm above the ground at the end of the year. Long-lasting abundance of flowers from June to September.
If you don't plan on pruning the plant regularly, the meshes can be even larger, as the main function of the trellis is to hold the trunk of the plant. Some have attractive fluffy seedheads in autumn
- Name status
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Vitalba Group clematis are deciduous woody climbers with termate or pinnate leaves and small, erect, usually single, flowers, produced on the current year's growth in late spring and summer to autumn
How to grow
Cultivation
Plant in a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, with the roots and base of the plant kept cool and shaded by other plants or a layer of pebbles at the base.
Instead, the focus should be on building up or maintaining the framework, which is shortened and thinned out every year.
Climbing Aids for the Facade
These clematis will need a trellis with a fine-meshed (30 - 50 cm) grid. Can be grown in containers at least 45cm (18in) deep and wide in a peat-free, loam-based potting compost.
See clematis cultivation for more advice
Propagation
Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Clematis pruning: group three
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, snails and caterpillars; petals may be eaten by earwigs
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), clematis wilt and clematis slime flux
Genus: Clematis
Species: fargesioides
Cultivar: 'Paul Farges'
Skill Level: Beginner
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 800cm
Spread: 300cm
Giving plenty of vigorous growth, it has star-like, creamy white flowers from midsummer to mid-autumn.
Fragrant, single white flowers 4-5cm across cmposed of 4-6 narrow tepals with prominent creamy-white stamens held on long stalks, mid summer to early autumn. Pets (rabbits): Harmful if eaten. It has been given the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by the Royal Horticultural Society.
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For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plantsClematis can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or herbaceous perennials, mostly climbing by twining leaf-stalks, and often with showy flowers.
Thereafter, give an early spring prune, again 20cm above ground. If your trellis is high, the heavy / massive design should be considered.