Clematis 'Blue Ravine'

[ height 6-10 ft., flower 8 in. lilac blue w/ pink mauve, sun to part shade, vine ]

CLEMATIS Thrive in cool, moist, fertile soil well enriched with leaf mold, peat or compost where it won't be waterlogged. May prefer limy soil but flourish under neutral or slightly acid conditions. Can be grown on trellises, fences and walls or allowed to scramble through loose shrubs and small trees. Keep roots cool and shaded where foliage will thrive in the sun. Can mulch plants or over plant by adding a shallow rooted ground cover. Clematis ‘Blue Ravine’- A large flowered type.  Flowers can be up to 8” wide and are lilac-blue with a pink-mauve hue.  Flowers in early summer and again late summer. Plants bloom on previous years growth and on new growth.  Prune lightly to control height when needed and to remove dead shoots. Prune end of February to beginning of April. Using sterilized sharp pruners cut plants to about 3 ½ to 4 feet from the ground.