Clematis Viticella Little Nell

Clematis 'Little Nell' has bountiful flowers through summer. A reliable performer, with 5-7cm flowers. The blooms are white with a soft mauve, to pink border.

Viticella Clematis flowers later than most hybrids, they have good, vigorous growth and are big, which makes them perfect for covering fences, arbours, or growing through trees. Viticella Clematis have excellent disease resistance. They are pruning group 3, and so flower on new season growth, you can simply cut them back once they finish their show. They are suitable for container growth.

Clematis have flowers like jewels that shine in the garden.

Plant your clematis so their 'head' is in the sun and their 'feet' are in the shade. In other words they like their root zone to be cool and protected, this can be done with mulch and or by using other plants to shield the roots from the sun. The plant should be allowed to grow up into a sunny position.

Clematis can be trained to grow on a trellis, fence, through trees and shrubs, along pergolas or any where you like! They are so versatile, you can even use them as a ground cover.

Clematis grow well where Roses grow well. They are also excellent in combination. You can use similar colours for a lovely blend or create some drama with contrasting shades. Clematis will intermingle well with many plants.

Clematis are fast growing and produce lots of flowers. So to perform at their best they should be fertilised well. Use a Rose Fertiliser every three months or so.

Grow Clematis in humus rich, moist, well drained soil. They need good drainage or the roots will rot. Plant so they will receive around six hours sun a day and shield from the hot afternoon rays. You can also grow Clematis in pots.

Dead head after the first flush of flowers to encourage rebloom. The second lot of flowers can remain on the stems as the seed heads are also decorative.

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