Clematis viticella 'Betty Corning'

[ height 15 ft., flower blue / fragrant in summer, sun, 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. C. v. ‘Betty Corning’ – Although the large flowering types are nice, there is a certain charm that befalls the smaller flowering types.  This selection with blue, nodding bell shaped flowers has been winning the hearts of our customers since we started growing it.  Highly floriferous, plants in the nursery always seemed to have flowers on them.  Can be pruned down to the 2nd set of buds in spring, flowers on new wood.