Plant encyclopedia›commonName:"clematis 'Niobe'"

commonName:"clematis 'Niobe'"

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Niobe' is a small to medium-sized deciduous climber. Single flowers are 15cm wide with six deep velvety ruby-red sepals that age to wine-red and greenish-yellow stamens. Flowers from late spring to early autumn.

Scientific classification

Species: commonName:"clematis 'Niobe'" (Clematis 'Niobe')
Genus: Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae

Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Climber Wall Shrub
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of commonName:"clematis 'Niobe'"

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Toxicity

Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of commonName:"clematis 'Niobe'"

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commonName:"clematis 'Niobe'" care guide

Deep watering with cool roots, avoid soggy crown
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep watering with cool roots, avoid soggy crown

Fertilizing

Low nitrogen feed in spring, higher potash before flowering

Pruning

Pruning (clematis) group 2

Propagation

Propagate by layering and semi-hardwood cuttings

Growing

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. Can be grown in containers at least 45cm (18in) deep and wide in a soil based potting compost. See clematis cultivation for more advice

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