clematis 'Gravetye Beauty'

Plant in a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, with the roots and base of the plant kept cool and shaded by other plants or a layer of pebbles at the base. Plant with the crown 5-8cm (2-3in) deep to encourage new shoots to grow from below ground level

Clematis pruning group 3

Propagate by softwood cuttings in late spring, early summer

May be susceptible to aphids

May be susceptible to slime flux and clematis wilt