Clematis 'Étoile Violette' (Vt)
clematis 'Étoile Violette'
'Étoile Violette' is a large, vigorous deciduous climber with mid green leaves in 5 leaflets. Profuse single flowers to 10cm in width, with four to six broad, velvety textured deep purple sepals and a small boss of cream stamens produced mid to late summer.
Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
1–1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Cream Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | Cream Purple | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Climbing
- 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
- Viticella Group are deciduous climbing shrubs with usually pinnate leaves, and nodding, single to double, open-bell-shaped flowers of small to medium-size, produced on the current year's growth in summer and early autumn
How to grow
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
Propagation
Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pests
Young shoots may be troubled by aphids and caterpillars; petals can be eaten by earwigs
Diseases
Clematis wilt and Clematis slime flux may be a problem
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