Clematis is a plant that will look great in any garden composition. It is quite unpretentious and cold-resistant.
These plants are extremely beautiful and bloom from June to September, which can not but rejoice gardeners.
Our latitudes are suitable for most of their species, but it is better to plant clematis in the Moscow region, we will tell you further.
The best varieties of clematis are unique plants that many gardeners fought over the purity of the species.
Clematis - a flower at the same time gentle, but strong. Some of its groups do not withstand extreme cold and damp, but there are also cultivated under our climate. We picked clematis varieties bred for our regions, in particular for the Moscow region, their description is given below.
The rules of their cultivation depend on climatic conditions. For example, the best time when you can plant clematis in the Moscow region is May, when in warmer regions this is the end of March and the beginning of April.
Jacmanne
Clematis group Zhakmana perfectly suited for the climate of the Moscow region. They require constant pruning, as their shoots are strong and grow quickly, and sometimes thinning. Adults grow so thick that in the middle of the beam the vines begin to dry due to lack of sun.
Even if you do not cover clematis for the winter, in the spring it will give young shoots.
Important! If the winter was very cold, then clematis, most likely, froze, but did not die. By next winter you will need to carefully cover him.
If you plant such clematis in the sun, you will get short flowering bushes. Clematis, planted in the penumbra, grows larger, and its whip is longer, while the flowering is liquid and mild.
Did you know? Clematis of the Jacqumann group must be cut in order for the root system to actively grow and strengthen. It does not affect flowering.
Peak bloom clematis group Zhakmana in early summer. It is abundant and rich. As long as the flower is young, it will not be difficult for you to pick off the faded flowers, helping to appear new. When the bush is old, there are problems with it, but those tips of the vines where the flowers have bloomed can be cut, and new ones will bloom in their place by the autumn.
Representatives of this group:
Blue flame. This type of clematis Jacman is perfectly combined with other colors. Its coloring is fully manifested in autumn flowering. The flowers are large (up to 18 cm), the petals are wide with a bright blue color with whitish streaks. For a beautiful form, it is desirable to constantly increase the support. Can grow up to 3 m. 
Nikolay Rubtsov. It has lilac-pink flower buds. Wavy edges. If you want brighter petal colors, then it is advisable not to plant a bush in the sun. His flowers tend to fade.
Blooms profusely. The first flowers appear in May and do not lose their beauty until September. Branches create on the crossbar a kind of "cap", which is completely covered with flowers. The flower lasts 3-4 weeks.
Hagley Highbreed. Lilac-pink flowers up to 15 cm in diameter, wavy at the edges, with purple-red anthers. Best of all gets along separately from other flowers, next to which it loses its varietal qualities. In the winter it should be strongly cut and cover. For growth, soil moisture plays a big role.
Allanah. Flowers of ruby red color up to 20 cm in diameter. The average height is up to 1.5 m, but it can also reach 2 m. It does not bloom as abundantly as Hagley Highbreed, but its flowers, having a bright coloring, successfully contrast with foliage. Perfect for decorating arbors.
Victoria. The flowers are pink-purple in diameter up to 20 cm. With time they darken. It is better to look at a low support, since most of the flowers are located at the top of the bush. Usually the bush blooms once a season, and those rare flowers that bloom in the autumn are not as bright as summer ones.
Warsaw night. The flower is large (up to 20 cm), red-purple color with a cream boot. Choosing a place for planting a bush, it is better to choose a light background (wall of the house, fence). It blooms from June to October. The first bloom is the most dense, later it appears as single flowers. Cut for the winter you need to short.
Comtis de Boucho. Corrugated pink flowers with a cream boot. The diameter is small, up to 15 cm, but the shrub blooms profusely, sometimes even foliage is not visible. Flowering time from July to September.
Romance. Dark, almost black flowers with a cream boot and visually velvety structure. Small, up to 10 cm in diameter, but compensate for this by the unusualness of their color.
Vititsella
Clematis Vititsella unpretentious in the care. Perfect for both beginners and experienced gardeners. This type of clematis is also called purple clematis.
These liana-like plants grow in length up to 5 m. Although their flowers are small, about 5 cm in diameter, they delight the whole summer with their bright colors, which range from pale pink, dark velvety shades of purple to almost blue tones. The flower is hardy and cold-resistant. With proper care will delight you every season.
Clematis Vitichella lives not only in Southern Europe, but also in Asia.
A feature of such clematis is that they form their rhizome for the first two years. And already on the third go to growth actively. Clematis Violet is a sun-lover, and since the plant is not transplanted, one should choose a sunny place for it.
Important! Clematis purple does not like drafts.
In the spring, during the period of active cultivation of clematis, nitrogen fertilizers should be applied to the soil - this perfectly compensates for the nutritional deficiencies of the soil. Large varieties need to be fed 4 times per season, and small ones up to 3 times. Also needs regular watering.
Did you know? Clematis purple can be grown as a groundcover.
Representatives of this group:
Carmencite. The plant grows up to 3 m. The flowers have carmine color and an interesting texture, wide diamond-shaped petals. Anthers of similar color with petals on thin green threads. The plant loves the sun, but can be content with the average quality of the soil. Looks nice and around fences, and as a grass plant.
Wil de Lyon. One of the most popular varieties of clematis. Dark brown and reddish-brown stems grow up to 4 m. Flowers with a diameter up to 12 cm, and with good care and weather conditions - up to 15 cm. The color of the petals is carmine-red, at the tips they are purple, and closer to the stem - brighten. Good winters and without shelter in the middle latitudes, resistant to various diseases, including fungal.
Dawn. An interesting type of clematis is Vititsell. The flowers are large, with soft pink petals that fade to white in the sun. Anther cream. It blooms from May to August on the shoots of the current year.
Alexandrite. Liana grows up to 3 m. The flowers are sepal, velvety, red-cream color. In the sun fade to more subtle shades. Anther creamy yellow. Diameter - up to 14 cm, on one shoot can grow up to 10 colors. At the same time they bloom on last year's shoots. It blooms from May to September.
Emilia Plater. This variety blooms profusely, but in small colors, up to 10 cm. The flowers are shade of light blue, in the middle a strip of darker color. Anther cream. Color depends on the acidity of the soil: the higher, the richer it will be. It grows to 4 m. The flowering period is from June to September.
Prince Charles. Liana grows up to 2 m. Flowers from soft purple to blue. Diameter - up to 13 cm. Cream anther. Liana perfectly gets on with other plants. It is advisable to plant it near low fences and supports, but it is also possible as a ground cover.
Lanuginosa
This type of clematis has arisen as a result of crossing woolly clematis with its other species. The flowers are large, up to 20 cm in diameter. Color varies from white to blue tones.
In winter, the plant should be wrapped. Flower buds at Lanuginoza are laid in the fall, so shoots are advised to cut up to 1 m, but some gardeners cut only a few centimeters from the tip. For the winter you need to remove the shoots from the supports, carefully twist them and wrap.
The first flowering of this clematis is abundant and bright, begins in May and lasts until September. There are few flowers on the stems; on average, there are up to several dozen on one plant.
Representatives of this group:
Valge Daam. Grows up to 2 m. The flowers immediately pale blue hue, then fade to white. Sepals grow up to 15 cm in diameter. Abundant flowering continues until the first frost. 2 group trim.
Important! Plant Valge Daam need in those places where the probability of spread of fungi is minimal.
Henry. One of the oldest artificially derived representatives of clematis. It grows up to 4 m, with plenty of flowers. Flowers are large (up to 20 cm), white with coffee anthers. Looks great on a dark background. It is better to plant the plant in a dry, windless places. When drying the soil should be watered immediately. Frost-resistant plant. It blooms from June to October.
Siebold hybrid. Sufficiently high liana (up to 3 m), a sunbath. Flowers grow to 17 cm in diameter, have a bright lilac edging, brighten closer to the middle. The boot is purple, with cream notes. The flowering period lasts from June to September.
Ideal. Grows up to 3 m. The leaves are large, trifoliate. Flowers are up to 20 cm in diameter. The rounded petals have a smoky color, which whitens as it blooms. Anthers are purplish-red, multi-pollen. Bloom from June to September. This clematis looks great in single plantings and is suitable for landscaping balconies and winter gardens.
Kyllus. Low creeper, grows up to 2 m. Flowers up to 16 cm in diameter, have a faint fragrance. The soft bluish shade of the wavy petals perfectly harmonizes with the cream boot. By the middle of the sepal brightens to white. They winter well, but require shelter. Bloom from July to the first frost.
Lavson The plant reaches 3 m. The flowers are wide, up to 18 cm in diameter, delicate blue-violet color with a dark stripe, which goes to the anther ashen-purple color. The leaves are trifoliate; in hot climates, their tips burn. The most abundant first flowering, more rarely, several flowers before frost.
Patents
This is a type of tree structure. Looks like a deciduous vine up to 4 m in length. Evenly covered with leaves on maroon cuttings. Flowers solitary, tend to grow at height. They reach a diameter of 15 cm and are cream to lilac in color. Brown stamens with a reddish tinge.
Such clematis is drought-resistant, feels great in the southern regions. Prefers well-moistened soil with medium alkaline, rich in humus and loose.
It blooms on last year's shoots, rarely bloom on sprouts of the current season. Looks impressively at the main entrances, maybe a tub culture to decorate the halls, lobbies.
Did you know? Perfectly crossed with other clematis. It is the parent of most hybrids of this plant species.
Representatives of this group:
Barbara Dibley. The height of the vine is 3 m, while the bush. Flowers of this clematis grow to 18 cm in diameter, sharp-shaped, similar to the shape of a star. Dark pink shade with the transition to lilac, in the center of the petal - burgundy strip. Purplish red anthers. It blooms from May to September. Starts flowering on sprouts last year and continues on new ones. Looks great in the balcony tubs, verandas and as a general gardening.
Biz Jubili. The shoots of this type of clematis grow to 3 m. The flowers are rounded with sharp tips up to 18 cm in diameter, bloom at the top of the vine. The petals are pointed with rounded sides, have a light purple hue and a bright red stripe in the middle. Anther cream tones. It starts flowering in June on the shoots of last year, and this year sprouts - from July to frosts.
Barbara Jacques Violet flowers with a dark stripe in the middle of the petal. With a diameter up to 18 cm. Evenly, but not densely, cover tops of a liana. Anthers delicate cream shades. Plant liana-like shrub type (up to 3 m). It blooms from May to the first frost. It starts flowering on last year's sprouts, and from July on the sprouts of the current year. Perfect for vertical gardening, for tub decoration balcony or loggia.
Dr. Rappell. Liana woody type up to 4 m. Flowers reach 18 cm. The petals are elongated and sharp at the tips, light purple hues with a smoky-red central stripe. Begins flowering, as well as other representatives of this type, on last year's shoots, and from August on the new current season. Perfectly is suitable both for single, and for group compositions.
Stone Flower. Gently velvet flowers of blue-purple color with a reddish stripe in the center and a faint aroma. Over time, the flower appears cream specks, giving the marble structure of the petals. Liana grows to 4 m, shoots maroon-red shades. The first bloom is abundant, on last year's shoots. From the second half of summer blooms liquid. Looks great in vertical gardening.
Lazurshtern. Liana grows up to 3 m in length. Dark maroon shoots, which bloom throughout the length of flowers. Sepals reaches a diameter of 20-23 cm, large and wide. Wavy petals at the edges of dark blue and violet shades fade in the sun to bluish, lavender flowers. Anther pale yellow. Blossoms on the shoots of last year. Perfectly suitable for tub growing on balconies and vertical gardening.
Florida
A woody plant with liana-like shoots. Can grow up to 4 m, has stiff and flexible stems. The flowers are small, up to 8 cm in diameter, from white to various shades of beige.
He likes wet sandy, loamy soil. It grows well in sunny places, drought-resistant.
Shoots in preparation for wintering should be cut in half. He, like the previous type of clematis, begins flowering on old sprouts.
Perfect for decorating vertical fencing, gratings. Serves as decoration of main entrances and arches. It may be a pot plant in the lobbies, balconies and halls.
Did you know? This species was found in Japan in the 18th century, where it had been cultivated as an ornamental plant for many centuries.
Representatives of this group:
Daniel Deron Liana grows to 3.5 m. The leaves are greenish-scarlet, young - purple hue. Flowers up to 20 cm in diameter, with the first in the season, terry or semi-double. Blue-purple color that brightens closer to the center. Anther delicate green-yellow shade. Suitable for vertical gardening.
Jacqueman Alba. Shoots grow up to 3 m. Flowers that bloom on last year's sprouts are different from the colors of the new generation. The diameter of the flower is up to 14 cm. The first crop of flowers of this type is lush, up to 27 petals in a flower bowl, further - 6-7 pcs. The petals on the tips are pointed, white with blue-violet veins. Anther cream. Mass flowering falls in August, but the first flowers appear in May. Perfectly serves as a background for group plantings due to its colors and large forms.
Zybolds Anemone-shaped flower, up to 9 cm in diameter. The petals are pointed-elliptical, white with purple anthers. Liana grows up to 4 m. Planted as a single or group compositions.
Mrs Cholmondeli. The flower is light lavender in color, reaching a diameter of 20 cm. On last year's shoots, abundant flowering falls on June. The second wave is July-August, but may continue until September. Perfect for background compositions and a separate landing.
Integrifolia
This group of clematis - "upright". Semishrub on average 1.5 m in height, sometimes there are individuals up to 3 m. Weakly cling to the support.
The main feature of Integrifolia is the bell-shaped form of flowers. The diameter of these flowers to 12 cm, height - up to 8 cm. Their color is varied, from white to dark shades of burgundy. Usually the bowls of these flowers curl when blooming, thus creating a "skirt" around the anther.
In autumn, they set seeds, and in the winter they require pruning (type 2 pruning).
There are also small varieties of this group, but they are few and not widespread in our latitudes.
Did you know? Since these plants are clinging, they can be tied up and guided.
Representatives of this group:
Alyonushka. It grows with shrubs, reaches a height of 1.5 - 2 m. Leaves of complex shape (3-7 leaves in one). The flowers are bell-like, with a diameter of up to 8 cm, a length of up to 7 cm. Gentle color with purple notes. When heat color fades, and the edges of the flower unbend out. Anthers cream, yellowish. Suitable for both group and single plantings.
Anastasia Anisimova. Opened flower reaches 14 cm and has a pale blue hue, which turns pale in the sun. By the end of its flowering petals unbend out. Anther delicate cream shades. The plant itself is a semi-shrub (up to 2.5 m), its shoots are of burgundy hue. It blooms from June to September. Perfect for gardening balconies, loggias, single or group plantings.
Durand, Durandia. It is considered the most beautiful shrub hybrid in the Itegrifolia group, has large flowers. При распускании цветы слегка раскрыты, достигают 12 см. Лепестки эллиптические с загнутыми кончиками ярко-фиолетового оттенка, выгорают до темно-синего. Пыльник жёлтых цветов. Лиана вырастает до 2 м. Цветет умеренно. Прекрасно подходит для озеленения небольших оградок и подпорных стен.
Memory of the Heart. Semishrub, grows up to 2 m. It has maroon shoots. The flowers are drooping, slightly opened. The diameter of the flower is 8-10 cm, length up to 9 cm. They have a lilac-blue color. Anther cream with a yellow tinge. It blooms well from June to August. Suitable for planting low fences and supports.
Gray bird. Flowers of the original form. At first they are half-opened, drooping, but as they bloom, they bloom. Grow up to 14 cm in diameter. Blue-red shades, bright. Anther purple with bluish stamens. This shrub to 2.5 m, has a reddish-maroon shoots. It blooms all summer and part of September, until the first cold. Planting them low objects and fences.
Blue rain. Bell-shaped flowers with a diameter up to 6 cm. A saturated blue shade, then brighten. The boot is pale yellow. Semishrub, grows to 1.8 m. The entire period of its flowering (June-September) blooms profusely. Perfect for gardening low fences.
Clematis is an extraordinary plant. The variety of its species is amazing, and each species is beautiful in its own way. In addition, it does not require special care and easily reproduces - a great option for both an experienced gardener and a beginner.
