What are the varieties of clematis

Clematis is able to surprise and captivate everyone with juicy greens, beautiful buds, various forms, unusual shades, delicate smell. A resident of the subtropics is well acclimated in Europe and has more than 300 species. A miracle flower can, like grass, decorate your lawn, weave a gazebo with a vine or a tree to grow on the balcony. Clematis will delight you with its flowering 3-4 months.

Clematis, description of flowers

Clematis are popular - different varieties of clematis with photos and descriptions can be found on specialized sites and in horticultural literature. The perennial plant of the family of buttercups is presented in various life forms (grass shoots 30–40 cm tall, shrubs and semi-shrubs (up to 140 cm), leaf-climbing lianas (up to 10 m). In different species, the leaves are simple and complex, with a pinnate and odd-pinnate, trifoliate and twice trifoliate, green and purple. The root system is developed: it can form real "beards" - 5 kg in weight and 1.5 m in diameter, it can be single-rod. The roots have a strong smell.

The main attraction of this plant is flowers and inflorescences! The size of the flower varies from 4 to 25 cm, the color palette is wide - it has dozens of different shades (from white-bluish to dark blue, from pinkish to purple-red, etc.). A special color gives the flower of the climax "spider" - contrasting stamens and pistils that have grown in the center. The total flowering time is 3-4 months, a single flower lives from 10 to 21 days.

The plant is light-requiring and requires abundant watering. In the winter months in need of shelter.

Classification depending on the place of formation of the flower

There is no universal international classification system for clematis. There are several systematization based on one or another sign.

The place of formation of a flower is an important classification feature. According to it, there are three groups of clematis, with flowering:

• on last year and new shoots;
• on last year's shoots;
• on new shoots.

Flowers on the shoots of both the past and the current

Part of clematis blooms twice: in late spring - early summer (on last year's shoots), and from mid-summer to September (on new shoots). Periods of flowering of clematis vary. First clematis should be twice - after the first flowering in the summer and autumn (shorten the flower buds).

This category includes groups:

Clematis Woolly (Bred in Scotland in the 19th century. It has hexagonal stems, reaches 2.5 m. Flowers (10-20 cm in diameter) of white or pale lilac color). On its basis, the varieties Madame le Cultre, a hybrid of Seboldia, Lavsonian, and others, were bred; The first bloom is short, few flowers,but they are big. The second bloom is longer and more abundant, but the flowers are smaller.

Patents or Clementis Spread (reaches 3.5 m, large single flowers (15 cm) of white, blue, blue shades and various forms). Many varieties - with double flowers.

Flowers on the shoots of the current year

Most clematis varieties form inflorescences on new shoots from July to September (the peak of flowering occurs in August). These groups include:

Jacmanne (bred in England in the middle of the 19th century., length 5-6 m, with flowers (8-20 cm) of various shades (except white). Among the popular varieties are Rouge Cardinal, Star of India, Bella, etc.

Vititsella (reaches a length of 4-6 m, blooms with small (3-5 cm) flowers (up to 100 at the same time) of various colors (blue, purple, purple). Among the famous varieties are Ville de Lyon, Viola, Polish Spirit, etc.

Integrifolia or whole-leaf clematis (with erect stems, height - 1.5 m, flowers - bells of blue, red, pink and other colors). The most popular varieties are Durand, Värava, Heart Memory, etc.

Flowers on the shoots last year

These include clematis with flowering on last year's shoots. Such plants are best suited for growing in containers. First of all, these are the varieties of the Atragen group (often called princesses):

Alpina (up to 3 m in length, flowers with wide-shaped pink, white, cream flowers. Loves shady places). Popular varieties - Artagen Franky, Albina Plena, Pamela Jackman, etc.

Florida (creeper up to 3 m, single large bright flowers, likes moist soils). Popular varieties - Vivian Pennel, Baby, Jeanne d'Arc.

Mountain Clematis (a huge liana (up to 9 m), with purple stems. Flowers (in inflorescences from 2 to 5 pieces) have a white-pink and pink color). Grades - Rubens, Montana Grandifora and others.

Herbaceous, shrubs and dwarf shrubs

Another common criterion for the classification of clematis is what clematis looks like, what is the degree of its stiffness.Accordingly, herbaceous, shrub and semi-shrub forms are distinguished.

Herbaceous

Clematis of this group are unpretentious, resistant and do not need special care for themselves. Clematis Straight stands out among the herbaceous clematis: height - from 1 to 1.2 m, resembles night violet: star flowers with 4 petals. The peak of flowering June - July. It is the most odorous variety of clematis.

Shrubs

Clematis shrubs distinguish lignified shoots. A typical representative of this group is the whole-leaf clematis: from 60 cm to 1 m., With bell-shaped flowers (the petals are curved outward). The support is necessary for the flower - the stems are very thin.

Shrubs

The peculiarity of clematis of this group is that the lower part of the plants (perennial) is stiff, the upper part dies off annually. Main types:

Clematis Texas (ideal for a small garden - up to 40 cm, the flowers resemble miniature tulips);

Clematis Tangut (from 30 cm to 2 m, forms a dense vegetative layer, flowers of golden-yellow color);

Clematis Borschovikolistny (0.5-1.5 m tall, blue flowers resemble a hyacinth).

How to distinguish clematis by flower size

Flowers are the answer to the question why the clematis liana is so popular.Depending on the size of the diameter of the flower clematis allocate large-flowered (from 5 cm and more) and small-flowered (up to 5 cm).

Large-flowered

Clematis krupnotsvetkovy differ large and spectacular flowers. Among large-flowered plants there are dozens of varieties from the Zhakman, Languings, Vititella, Patents, Integrifolia groups, etc.

Small flowers

Small flowers have abundant flowering, elegant forms. They are sown with seeds. These include many varieties of groups: Atragen, Flamulla, Tangutik, Vitalba, Italian Clematis.

Clematis division by color

The classification of clematis flowers by their pigmentation: blue, red, white, etc., is of particular popularity. Perhaps this is not a scientific approach, but when it comes to decorating a garden or gazebo, the question of color comes to the fore.

Blue

Despite the fact that gardeners in recent years have brought out many new varieties, clematis flowers of pure (without admixture of shades) of blue are rarely found.

Durandi (the variety appeared in 1870. It grows up to 2 m, flowers (from 7 to 14 cm) have a unique pure color of indigo. Resistant to frosts and diseases.

Multi Blue (variety bred in Holland in 1983length - 2 - 3 m. Terry large flowers of dark blue color.

Blue light (also bred in Holland in 1998. Blue flowers with blue veins).

Kiri Te Kanawa (bred in England in 1986. Terry flowers have a blue-blue color).

Whites

The white color of clematis is represented by a large group primarily of double flowers:

Joan of Arc (length up to 3 m, disc-shaped flowers, easily tolerate frosts, drought, shade).

Arctic Queen (length 2.5 m, flower - 18 cm. Loves the sun, is afraid of the wind. It blooms twice - in June on the last year's shoots and in August on the current ones).

Alba Plena (double flowers are distinguished by their pure white color).

Bella (height - 2 m, asterisk flowers bloom in July - September (at the beginning of flowering they have a yellowish tint, then they become pure white).

Yellow

The palette of yellow is represented by pure colors and shades - greenish-yellow, white-yellow:

Clematis small-flowered varieties Tangutik (blooms profusely in small bright yellow flowers).

Shrub f. Bladed (up to 1 m tall, bloom from August to September, flowers are golden yellow (4 cm)).

Pilato-leaf (up to 3 m, color from July to August with yellow-green flowers (4 cm)).

Pink

Pure pink colors are few.Usually it is pink with lilac, purple hues or patches.

Grandiflora trillium (height 5th, shoots are decorated with three-petal light pink flowers (4-5 cm). Blossoming - May - June).

Kaiser F (the variety was bred in Japan in 1997 (height 1.5 m, it blooms with large double bright pink flowers in June-July).

Asao (popular in Japan, blooms twice (in June and late August), the sun does not like. Flowers (12-20 cm) are double, dark pink.

Madame Baron Vilar (height 3.5 m, flowers - pink with purple hues. It blooms from late August).

Red

Red Clematis groups are distinguished by rich tones:

Rouge Cardinal (bred in Poland, height - 2-3 m, blooms profusely with red flowers (1-20 cm) from June to August.

Ruytel (height 1.8-2 m, blooms with bright red star-shaped flowers from July to November).

Westerplatte (bred in Poland, large flower (10-16 cm) - maroon-red, blooms in June-August).