clematis 'Hågelby Pink'

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 deep to encourage new shoots to grow from below ground level. See clematis cultivation

Propagate by layering, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Young shoots may be troubled by aphids and slugs; petals can be eaten by earwigs

May suffer from clematis slime flux. Likely to be more tolerant of clematis wilt