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clematis 'Snow Queen'

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Snow Queen' is a climber 2.5-3m high with green leaves and flowers, up to 18cm across, composed of usually six wide, overlapping, wavy-edged sepals, white tinged with mauve at first and then becoming pure white, and red anthers, in early summer and again in late summer and early autumn, the autumn flowers often having a pale pink stripe along each sepal; many clematis are visited by bees for pollen, and some also provide nectar

Scientific classification

Species: clematis 'Snow Queen' (Clematis 'Snow Queen')
Genus: Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae

Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Climber Wall Shrub
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of clematis 'Snow Queen'

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Culture

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Toxicity

Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of clematis 'Snow Queen'

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clematis 'Snow Queen' care guide

Deep regular watering, keeping roots cool and never chronically dry
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep regular watering, keeping roots cool and never chronically dry

Fertilizing

Balanced clematis feed monthly in spring, higher potash before bloom

Pruning

Pruning (clematis) group 2

Propagation

Propagate by internodal leaf-bud semi-ripe cuttings taken from spring to late summer, or by layering from late winter to spring

Growing

Grow in full sun or partial shade in containers (at least 45cm deep and wide) or in the ground, in cool, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, with the crown 5-8cm deep to encourage new shoots to grow from below ground level; keep the base of the plant and the roots cool and shaded by other plants or a layer of pebbles or flat stones; for more advice, see clematis cultivation

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