Gillian Blades Clematis – 1 Gallon Pot

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Gillian Blades Clematis

Clematis ‘Gillian Blades‘

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Flowering Vine

Height or Length at Maturity: 8-12′

Width at Maturity: 2-4′
Spacing: 3′ apart to cover fences and walls

Growth Habit / Form: Climbing, Dense, Twining, Twisted Branching

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: White sometimes tinged with light mauve and light blue
Flower Type: Single

Flower Size: 5-7″
Flowering Period: Late Spring to Summer

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt

Soil Drainage: Moist but Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Pruning Group: 2

Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

Gillian Blades Clematis produces exquisite large white 5 to 7 inch sepals with elegant, ruffled edges against a yellow stamen. Some flowers may be tinged with mauve or pale blue at the edges. Blooms in late spring and again in late summer. Gillian Blades is a compact plant, making it a great choice for patio containers. A vigorous vine, a great plant for the novice and expert gardener alike

Landscape & Garden Uses

Climbing 8 to 12 feet in height with a spread of 2 to 4 feet or more, the Gillian Blades Clematis is ideal for growing on arbors, pergolas, fences, trellises, arches, tall obelisks, poles, lamp posts and other structures. Excellent for pots, planters and other containers for situating on patios, decks and around other outdoor living spaces where the amazing flowers can be viewed and enjoyed from close up. A fine addition to Clematis gardens and white theme gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart to cover fences, trellises, and walls

Growing Preferences

The Gillian Blades Clematis is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. We suggest a minimum of 4 hours direct sunlight per day for best flowering and overall performance. Though it tolerates dry periods when established, it will appreciate an occasional watering in prolonged periods of dry weather. See pruning instructions just below.

Clematis Pruning Group 2

Clematis in Group 2 consist of all the early, large-flowered hybrid clematis that bloom in late spring or early summer and maybe again in late summer. Clematis in this group should be pruned lightly in late winter or early spring. Pruning consists of removing weak and crossing shoots then thinning down the plant to a structure of evenly spaced one and two year old stems. Cut each old stem just above a pair of healthy buds. Plants in this group have the tendency to become bare at the base as they mature. You can under-plant with small shrubs or perennials to help conceal the bare stems. Alternatively, you can often force a flush of new growth from the base by cutting the vine back to 18 inches immediately after the flush of bloom.

An alternate method of pruning Group 2 clematis is to prune only every three or four years. In this case, the clematis should be pruned as described for Group 3 Clematis. This will produce a weak first flush of flowers in the summer after pruning.

Helpful Articles

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