Clematis 'Guernsey Cream' (EL) | clematis 'Guernsey Cream'

Climber Wall Shrub

A Group 2 Clematis. A climber with early, large single flowers.

Position

Partial shade

Chalk, Clay, Loam

1.5-2.5 metres

0-0.1 metre

Chalk Clay Loam

Partial shade

Family: Ranunculaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Climbing
Potentially harmful: Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (rabbits): Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Genus: Clematis can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or herbaceous perennials, mostly climbing by twining leaf-stalks, and often with showy flowers. Some have attractive fluffy seedheads in autumn
Name Status: Accepted
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Early Large-flowered clematis have large star-shaped flowers in early summer, often with a second flowering in late summer

Prefers partial shade, moist well drained soil. See clematis cultivation for more advice

Divide or take basal cuttings in spring

Pruning (clematis) group 2 Light pruning to remove damaged stems before growth starts in early spring

May be susceptible to aphids, snails and caterpillars; petals may be eaten by earwigs