Scientific Name
Clematis viticella

Common Name
Italian clematis


Hardiness Zone: 5-8

[Etoile Violette]
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Texture: Medium
Height: 15 to 20'
Exposure: Sun; shade for roots
Climbing Method: Twisting petioles; twining
Flower/ Fruit: Up to 3 inch lavender-blue to purple flowers in mid-summer to early fall; blooms on new wood - severely prune in early spring
Comments: Prolific bloomers and vigorous growers; resistant to wilt
Cultivars: Abundance (lilac purple), Alba Luxurians (white with pale mauve), Ascotiensis (azure blue), Emilia Plater (light purple-blue), Etoile Violette (violet purple), Betty Corning (bell-shaped; pale lilac), Duchess of Sutherland (small, wine red), Ernest Markham (petunia red), Etoile Violette (deep violet purple), Grandiflora Sanguinea, Kermesina (wine red), Little Nell (small, pale mauve), Madame Julia Correvon (wine red), Margot Koster (lilac pink), Mary Rose (small, double, amethyst blue), Minuet (white banded with pale purple), Mrs. Spencer Castle (small, double, pink), Plena (double, rosey purple), Polish Spirit (purple blue), Purpurea (plum red), Purpurea Plena Elegans (double, deep bluish mauve), Royal Velours (deep purple), Traveler's Joy, Venosa Violacea (white with purple veins), Ville de Lyon (carmine red)
   
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