About
Clematis 'Daniel Deronda' is a vigorous, deciduous vine known for its considerable resilience. It produces large, flat flowers that can be single or semi-double, displaying a deep violet-blue hue and measuring up to 20 cm across. The pointed sepals are well-separated and lighter on the underside. Blooming occurs from late spring to early summer, with additional single flowers appearing in late summer. The plant also features appealing seed heads.
About the genus
Clematis includes a variety of plants, ranging from deciduous and evergreen shrubs to herbaceous perennials. Many of these species are climbers, utilizing twining leaf stalks for support, and they frequently produce prominent flowers. In the fall, certain varieties develop appealing fluffy seed heads.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, South-facing, North-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Toxicity
- Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (rabbits): Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
- 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. See clematis cultivation for more advice
- Pruning
- Pruning (clematis) group 2
- Propagation
- Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and caterpillars on young growth; petals can be eaten by earwigs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), clematis wilt and clematis slime flux