Clematis Queen Mother ('Zoqum')

clematis (group 3)

size: 2 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£14.99

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• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained, neutral soil
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to September
• Flower colour: magenta-pink
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A wonderful viticella clematis, which produces a prolific crop of nodding bell-shaped flowers for several months from midsummer. Each rose-purple bloom, has a paler petal (sepal) edge, and a distunctly curled tip, which reveals a slightly darker centre. Overall a very attractive flower, which makes a great partner for a climbing rose. It will flourish equally well in a border or a large pot, provided it is kept well fed and watered.
  
  
• Garden care: In early spring cut back the previous year's stems to a pair of strong buds about 15-20cm (6-8in) above ground-level and apply a slow-release balanced fertiliser and a mulch of well-rotted garden compost around the plant, avoiding the immediate crown.