Clematis Groups

With there being many hundreds of varieties of Clematis identifying the particular species you own can sometimes be a difficult or even an impossible task.
It is however relatively easy to identify which particular category your species falls into in order to understand the best care techniques for your particular plant.





Group 1 includes those that bloom in the late spring or early summer and that flower on the previous season’s mature wood (last years stems).
Varieties include: Clematis alpina, Clematis armandii, Clematis x cartmanii, Clematis chrysocoma, Clematis cirrhosa, Clematis gracilifolia, Clematis indivisa, Clematis koreana, Clematis macropetala, Clematis montana, Pruinina, RoseO'Grady, White Swan


Group 2 includes the early-summer, large-flowered cultivars that bloom on new shoots growing from the previous year’s growth.
Varieties include: andromeda, haku-okan, multi blue, artic queen, h.e. young, myojo, asao, henryi, nelly moser, barbara dibley, horn of plenty, niobe, barbara jackman, jackmanii alba, peveril pearl, beauty of richmond, jackmanii rubra, pink fantasy, beauty of worcester, james mason, pohjanael, bees jubilee, joan picton, prins hendrik, belle nantaise, john paul ii, proteus, blue ravine, john warren, ramona, bracebridge star, kathleen dunford, richard pennell, burma star, kathleen wheeler, rouge cardinal, chalcedony, keith richardson, royal velvet, cardinal wyszynski, kiri te kanawa, royalty, carnaby, lady caroline nevill, ruby glow, carnival queen, lady londesborough, scartho gem, charissma, lady northcliffe, sealand gem, corona, lasurstern, serenata, countess of lovelace, liberation, silver moon, crimson king, lincoln star, snow queen, daniel doronda, lord nevill, sugar candy, dawn, louise rowe, sunset, dr. ruppel, marcel moser, sylvia denny, duchess of edinburgh, marie boisselot, the president, duchess of sutherland, masquerade, the vagabond
Group 3 is a very diverse group of clematis that all bloom on current year’s shoots during the summer and into the autumn.
Varieties include: clematis addisonii, clematis viticella, john huxtable, clematis aethusifolia, abundance, kermesina, clematis x aromatica, alba luxurians, lady betty balfour, clematis x bonstedtii, arabella, lady bird johnson, clematis campaniflora, ascotiensis, madame edouard andre, clematis crispa, betty corning, madame julia correvon, clematis x durandii, bill mackenzie, madame grange, clematis x eriostemon, black prince, margaret hunt, clematis flammula, blue angel, margot koster, clematis fusca, blue boy, minuet, clematis heracleifolia, comtesse de bouchaud, pagoda, clematis hirsutissima, duchess of albany, paul farges, clematis integrifolia, dorothy walton, perle d'azur, clematis x jouiniana, elvan, perrin's pride, clematis ladakhiana, ernest markham, pink fantasy, clematis potataninii, etoile rose, polish spirit, clematis recta, etoile violette, prince charles, clematis rehderiana, gipsy queen, princess dianna, clematis serratifolia, gravetye beauty, rhapsody, clematis songarica, guiding star, rouge cardinal, clematis tangutica, hagley hybrid, royal velours, clematis texensis, huldine, venosa violacea, clematis tibetana, jackmanii, victoria, clematis x triternata, jackmanii superba, ville de lyon
The Clematis are obviously easier to identify once they are in full bloom.

Below are a few links that may help you identify your specific type or you could post a comment in our forum for one of our team or another reader to help with.

For all you Montana type varieties this is an excellent site with photgraphs of various pictures to browse through - http://www.clematismontana.co.uk/gallery_flowers-buds06.html

There are also many books available that have illustrated images of most known varieties of Clematis.


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