Clematis armandii
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Climber
Origin - China, Myanmar, Vietnam
Discovered By - Ernest Wilson
Year of Introduction - 1900
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H4
Height - up to 6m
Width - up to 3m
Location - The Terrace
Description: Early-flowering Clematis
An Evergreen climber with slender, brittle twining stems. Glossy, mid to dark green leaves are trifoliate and have oblong to lanceolate leaflets. The new growth emerges tinted bronze before fading to green. Fragrant white flowers are star-shaped, and each Bloom has a prominent central cluster of stamens with creamy white Anthers. The flowers are held in Cymes and produced along the stems in early spring.
Flower:
Scented star-shaped flowers are ivory white. Each bloom has a prominent central cluster of stamens with creamy white to palest yellow anthers. the flowers are held in cymes and are produced along the stems in March and April, occasionally as late as May in a cold spring. The flowers reach approximately 5cm across and are produced on the previous year's growth.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held in cymes
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Glossy, leathery leaves are coppery-bronze when young and age to mid to dark green. The foliage is trifoliate with oblong to lanceolate leaflets. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the climbing stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Trifoliate with oblong to lanceolate leaflets
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Prefers a sheltered position on a warm wall.