Clematis North Star
Clematis 'North Star' is a sturdy variety with violet-blue flowers complimented by a reddish-purple stripe/shading making them particularly attractive from June to September.
This variety was raised by Frank Watkinson at Askern near Selby.
How to grow
This non-evergreen climber can be grown against a trellis, garden fence, wall, arches, pillars, pergolas, clambering over tree stumps and through large shrubs or planted in a container trained up bamboo canes or an obelisk.
North Star characteristics
Growing
- Gardening skill:
Beginner
- Flowering duration:
Long
- Height after 10 years:
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth habit:
Climbing
- Spread after 10 years:
Less than 1m / 3ft
Climate
- Cold hardiness (RHS):
H6 (to -20C)
- Cold hardiness (USDA):
Zone 6 (-23C)
Identification
- Country of origin:
United Kingdom
- Flower colour:
Blue
- Flowering month:
June July August September
- Flower form:
Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour:
Green
- Leaf colour - young:
Green
- Leaf colour - autumn:
Yellow
- Annual cycle:
Deciduous