About
Clematis 'Elsa Späth' is a deciduous vine that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features mid-green, oval-shaped foliage and produces sizable, single flowers in a mauve-blue hue, measuring between 12 to 16 centimeters in diameter. Blooming occurs from late spring through summer.
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
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- 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. See clematis cultivation for more advice
- Pruning
- Pruning (clematis) group 2
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring, semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or by layering in late winter or early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids. Cutworms and voles may cut young stems
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), clematis wilt and clematis slime flux