About
Clematis 'Generał Sikorski' is a deciduous climbing plant that can reach heights of up to 3 meters or more. It features dark green leaves that provide a lush backdrop for its blooms. The flowers, measuring 15-20 cm across, showcase mauve to mid-blue tepals, accented by a hint of red at the base and prominent creamy-yellow anthers. This variety produces flowers in early summer on last year’s growth, followed by a second bloom period from late summer into early autumn on this year’s growth.
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
- South-facing, East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
- 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 moist but free-draining soil with roots in the shade. Plant with the crown 10cm below soil level. See clematis cultivation for further information
- Pruning
- Clematis pruning: group two
- Propagation
- Propagate by layering or by semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, snails and caterpillars; petals may be eaten by earwigs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), clematis wilt and clematis slime flux