Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

clematis 'White Swan' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Aquatics

Plants > Aquatics

clematis 'White Swan'

Clematis 'White Swan' (A/d)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae

About this plant

A early-flowering, deciduous, climbing perennial up to 3m in height with green divided leaves. Double, pure-white flowers, with very long and twisted sepals, are borne from spring to early summer, followed by decorative, cream-coloured silky seedheads that become fluffier and grey with age

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

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. Can be grown in containers at least 45cm (18in) deep and wide in a soil-based potting compost

Pruning

Clematis pruning: group one

Propagation

Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Young plants may be troubled by aphids

Diseases

Clematis slime flux may be a problem

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio ContainerGround Cover

Planting Places

BordersConservatoryOutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years