Clematis 'Alba Luxurians'
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Climber
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 4m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The White Garden
Description: Viticella Group of Clematis
A climber with slender, brittle, twining stems. Mid-green, pinnate leaves have lanceolate to ovate leaflets. Pretty bell-shaped to saucer-shaped flowers have pure white petals that are often recurved and twisted and sometimes marked with green. At the centre of each Bloom is a showy cluster of nearly black stamens. The flowers are held singly along the stems and are produced from midsummer through early autumn.
Synonym - Clematis viticella 'Alba Luxurians'
Flower:
Relatively small, bell to saucer-shaped flowers have snow white petals that are often recurved and twisted and sometimes marked with green. At the centre of each bloom is a prominent central cluster of nearly black stamens. The blooms are held singly along the stems and are produced from July into September. The flowers are produced on the current season's growth.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Bell to saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid-green, pinnate leaves have lanceolate to ovate leaflets. The leaves are held in opposite pairs along the brittle, twining stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with lanceolate to ovate leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, layering.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.