Top picks: For particularly showy purple flowers, choose Hidcote Superior, Sarah or Munstead. Learn when to prune your lavender plants. Clematis spp., Zones 3 to 9 You say “CLEM-uh-tiss,” I ...

Clematis vines are perennials that produce a wide range of blooms and seasonal color. Learn about different clematis ...

A popular example is Clematis jackmanii (shown here), which has large purple flowers. Bloom Time: Mid-summer through early fall. When to Prune: In late spring, just as the buds begin to swell.

With abundant blooms in a wide range of colors from soft white to dark purple, pink and even yellow, clematis reign supreme among climbers.

There's a clematis for every season and every colour scheme, and plenty of options for displaying the beautiful flowers. Whether you train your plant to climb over a pergola or trellis ...

Clematis (feel free to pronounce it Clem-AH-tis, or CLEM-ah-tis, since both are correct) is an old-fashioned favourite that ...

Alpine Clematis (C. alpina): Produces nodding, small, bell-shaped, lavender, or purple-blue flowers and grows 6 to 8 feet tall. Armand’s Clematis (C. armandii): Produces two-inch creamy white ...