Clematis ‘Warsaw Nike’

ACTINIDIA kolomikta 'Arctic Beauty' (Hardy Kiwi)   A twining vine which after some years develops a beautiful white overlay suffused with pink that marks most of the leaves to a varying degree, for a tri-color effect. For best coloration grow in sun, add lime, and go lightly with fertilizer. Small, fragrant white flowers bloom in late spring. Small, greenish-yellow edible fruits are produced in the fall on female plants if both a male and female are planted. To 12', or possibly longer. Can take 3-5 years to develop full variegation, but well worth the wait. Zone 4.

CAMPSIS (Trumpet Vine) radicans  Provides a wealth of deep orange trumpet flowers all summer. Dark green foliage becomes golden yellow in autumn. Attaches itself to walls without special supports. Can reach 30-40', but can be kept smaller by pruning in early spring. Thrives in the most adverse conditions but needs full sun for best flowering. 

radicans       3” long, brilliant orange-scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers, widely flared at the ends. The nectar is very attractive to hummingbirds and many nesting birds seek out the protective tangle of branches. This is rapid growing twining vine with muscle. Requires strong support to climb on, (think Wisteria), and benefits from regular cutting back. May take a number of years for plants to bloom, but, if you have the space and the patience, it puts on quite a spectacular show when it’s. Average soil, full sun. Zone 4.

radicans ‘Flava’     Identical to the species except it has yellow flowers instead of orange-red. See description for Campsis radicans.

tagliabuana ‘Mme. Galen’     Salmon-red trumpets in summer, otherwise similar to Campsis radicans. See description of Campsis radicans.

CLEMATIS Treasured for their spectacular flowers. Give them moderately moist, well drained, rich, slightly alkaline soil. Clematis prefer full sun to bloom their best, but need their roots kept cool. Clematis are grouped according to pruning methods.

Group 2: This group includes the early-blooming large-flowered cultivars, doubles and semi-doubles, and also bloom on the previous year's wood. Prune out dead and weak stems, and the remaining stems to just above the last pair of strong buds, at the terminal end of the stem. Some sources also suggest pruning back by half. Pruning should be done in late winter/early spring.

‘Arctic Queen’ New 4-6” double, clear creamy white flowers with creamy yellow anthers. Blooms from May-Aug on both old and new wood and exhibits the strongest habit of any double clematis. Grows 6-8’. Pruning group 2. Zone 4. 

 ‘Bee’s Jubilee’    6-8", single, mauve-pink flowers with rounded, overlapping petals, each with a vivid carmine bar down the center. Grows 6-8'. Blooms late spring into summer. Pruning group 2.

‘Blue Angel’    Sky blue flowers are lighter in the middle of the ruffled sepals. Very fine silky texture. Award winning. Blooms June and Sept., 8-13’ long. Zone 4.

‘Carnaby’    Single, 6-8in. wide, raspberry pink flowers whose petals display a bright pink central bar. Blooms from late spring to late summer and grows to 8ft. Best grown out of the afternoon sun to prevent flower color form fading. Pruning group optional 2 or 3. Zone 4.

‘Crystal Fountain’ New    Unique 5", lilac blue, semi-double flowers with large fluffy centers that cover nearly ⅔ of the flower surface. Vigorous growing with a sturdy, compact habit, 5-7'. Blooms twice each season, once in late spring and again in late summer. Pruning group 2. Zone 5.

‘Edouard Desfosse’     Large, 7-9", violet flowers with a prominent cluster of reddish stamens. Blooms late spring to early summer. Grows 4-6'. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Elsa Spath’ New    A smaller growing Clematis, 6-7' in height, with large 6-7", dark blue flowers that over time fade to mauve-blue. Blooms early to mid-summer and again in early autumn. Its lower height make it ideal for containers and lower trellises. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Empress’ New  Large double pink flowers with a darker pink bar in the center of each petal. The inner petals are narrow, grass-like, and form a large billowy cushion in the center of the flower. Blooms in spring and again in late summer. 6' tall. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Franziska Marie’ New     5-6", fully double, almost Dahlia-like, deep purple-blue flowers starting in early summer and continuing into early fall. Unlike many other double flowered cultivars whose late season flowers dwindle to a single form, this selection continues to pump out double flowers right through the whole season. 6' high. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Hakuokan’    Single, royal purple flowers with a large boss of creamy-white stamens providing great contrast. Tepals overlap somewhat and tend to incurve along their lengths. Grows 8ft. high and blooms late spring to early summer and again in late summer. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Ice Blue’ New     6-7" white flowers "iced" with a thin veneer of blue. Blooms in May-June and again in September. 5-6' high. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Josephine’ New    4-5" doubly double flowers that looks like they've been irradiated into a world of fantastic multiplicity! Flower color is basically pink with a darker bar down the center of each of the hundreds of petals. Blooms from early summer to early autumn and only double flowers are produced from the start to the end of the season. 6-8' high. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Kingfisher’6-7in. wide, intense, deep blue flowers with a nicely contrasting central cluster of creamy yellow anthers. Blooms heavily in late spring and again in late summer thouth some less heavily. A moderately vigorous climber to 8ft., pruning group 2, zone 4.

‘Mrs. ‘George Jackman’     6-7" creamy white, semi-double flowers are produced on old wood. Flowers late spring-early summer and again in late summer-early autumn. 6-8' high. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Multi Blue’ New    4-5" wide, double flowers have an outer ring of navy blue petals and an inner layer of purple blue petals with white tips that are much narrower and quite sharply pointed. Double flowers are only produced on last years wood while semi-double blooms are produced on the current season's wood later in the season. 6-8' high. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘The President’ New    Single, rich, purple-blue, and somewhat cupped flowers,(6-7” across), are composed of six to eight overlapping and pointed petals with undulating edges and silvery undersides. Stamens are pinkish white and anthers are deep red . Juvenile leaves are bronzy, becoming dark green. An extremely popular cultivar! Blooms late spring to early summer and late summer to early autumn. Tolerates most garden soil and any aspect. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Silver Moon’ New     Large, 6-7", silvery mauve flowers with wide, overlapping petals that create a full, rounded flower. Blooms in late spring and then again in late summer.  What really makes this Clematis special is its ability to bloom well in part and even full shade. 8-9' high. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘William Goodwin’ New      6-7" single, lavender-blue flowers with overlapping and tapered petals that are attractively notched and wavy along their edges. Blooms from early summer to early autumn. 8-10' high.
Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

‘Warsaw Nike’ New    5-6" single, lush velvety maroon flowers with a tuft of shocking yellow stamens at the center.  Flowers mid summer to early autumn. 6-10' tall. Pruning group 2. Zone 4.

Group 3: These species and cultivars flower in mid-summer on current year's growth. Prune hard in very late winter/early spring to just above the first pair of buds closest to the ground (about 12"). If greater height is desired, you can retain the lower woody framework and prune to just above the base of the previous year's growth.

‘Avanti-Garde’ New     2" flowers with an outer layer of rosy red petals and a large central tuft of smaller, very narrow petals. Grows 9-10' high and blooms profusely from mid summer into autumn. This is a newer Clematis bred for disease resistance and enhanced flower production. Pruning group 3. Zone 4.

‘Bonanza’    The smallish, 3", blooms of this selection belie its enormous output of flowers from June- September. Blooms are mauve-blue with bold yellow stamens, heavily produced through the summer. Grows 8-12' high. Pruning group 3. A newer Clematis bred for heavy bloom over a long period. Zone 4.

‘Comtesse de Bouchard’    Single, 6in. mauvish pink flowers with tepals deeply grooved and ruffled around the edges. Yellow stamens form an attractive large boss in the centers of the flowers. Grows 8 ft. high. Pruning group 3. Zone 4.

‘Huldine’  Single, 3-4" white flowers with petals nicely separated, incurving slightly at their edges and gently arching midway along their length. The center of the flower is occupied by a boss of bright yellow stamens. An elegant, beautifully presented flower. With a stretch of the imagination it could be seen to resemble the incomparable bloom of our native Cornus florida. Grows vigorously to 10-15' and flowers heavily from mid to late summer. Pruning group 3. Zone 4.

‘Paul Farges’,(aka ‘Fargesioides’)Single, small white flowers 2ins. wide with a prominent boss of stamens. Flowers are held well above the foliage on long stalks. Grows to 20ft. and blooms form mid summer to autumn. Useful for covering large swaths of fences. Zone 3.

texensis ‘Princess Diana’ New      2¼" long, wide-flaring, bell-shaped, bright pink flowers crowd the 6-8' stems from mid summer to early autumn. Vigorous and not prone to mildew. Tolerates part shade. Interestingly, this Clematis behaves like an herbacious perennial and sends up new shoots from below ground. Well suited to informal uses such as growing up through shrubs or sprawling over the ground between low shrub or allowed to billow over stumps or low fences. Pruning group 3. Zone 4.

‘Triternata Rubromarginata’ 2in. star-shaped, flowers with petals that are white toward the center and rich mauve from thecenter to the tips, appearing distinctly two-toned, very fragrant.  Blooms heavily from mid summer into autumn. Moderately vigorous, climbing to 13ft., pruning group 3 zone 5.

viticella ‘Betty Corning’Single, nodding, bell-shaped, mauve/blue flowers, 2ins. long and slightly scented. Very free flowering from early summer through early autumn. Grows to 10ft. and makes a good choice for through large shrubs and climbing roses. Zone 3.

viticella ‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’   A unique appearing clematis, with fully double, dark magenta rosettes 2ins. across borne on long stalks. Grows to 13ft. and blooms from mid summer to autumn with flowers undergoing interesting structural change as they age. Group 3.  Zone 3.

viticella ‘Venosa Violacea’New 4in. wide flowers with a white base heavily brushed with deep purple, most heavily colored toward the edges, and with and interesting central tuft of white filiments and dark purple anthers. Blooms from mid summer into autumn. Climbs to 10ft., pruning group 3, zone 3.

Non-climbing Clematis:

diversifolia ‘Arabella’    2-3” round, nodding flowers, rosy purple flushed with red and with cream anthers. Blooms continuously from late spring till early fall.  Grows 5-6’, compact and shrubby. Effectively covers tree stumps, rambles up through shrubs using the shrubs’ branches for support, and can be trained on a small trellis and grown in a decorative pot by the pool or on the deck or at the head of a walk. Pruning group 3. Zone 4.

heracleifolia ‘Mrs Robert Brydon’    1½” flowers with bluish white petals that are nearly hidden behind the thick tuft of white filiments. Flowers are profusely born from mid summer into early autumn on vigorous woody stems that reach to 6-8’. Looks especially nice climbing up through shrubs and can be trained on a low trellis either in the ground or in a container. Pruning group 3. Zone 4.

integrifoliaA nonvining clematis with fragrant, nodding, 1½", blue, bell-shaped flowers in late summer. Grows to about 3', and can be supported but perhaps is best grown rambling at will. Flowering occurs mid to late summer, followed by plumey seed heads. A fine plant that deserves to be grown more. Hardy to Zone 3.

Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’ (Golden Hop) New    Bright chartreuse, nearly yellow, maple-like leaves unfurl in spring and gradually shift to an attractive lime-green color as the summer progresses. Small, non-showy but quite fragrant greenish flowers bloom in summer and are followed in late summer by decorative pendulous hops. This is a fast growing, twining, perennial vine that does best in sun to part shade in reasonably fertile and moist but well drained soil. Will grow to 20’ or more but is easily maintained at lower heights. Zone 4. 

Hydrangea anomala petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea)    One of the finest and most artistic vines. Showy fragrant white 6-10" flowers in June-July, exceptional climber, peeling brown bark attractive in winter. Glossy green foliage until late fall, does well on north and east exposures. Does not need support to climb trees or walls, clings by root-like holdfasts. Zone 5. In photo at right, petiolaris is growing on our venerable white pine. We’re not sure whether the tree is supporting the vine or the vine supporting the tree.

Lathyrus latifolius (Sweet Pea) Perennial sweet peas are vigorous vines that can be used to climb fences, trellises, or rock walls. Blooms for a long time in summer in shades of red, pink, and white. A bit informal, but undemanding, rugged and quite lovely. 4-8', hardy to zone 3.

'Red Pearl' Long lasting red flowers on vigorous 3' vines, May-July.

'White Pearl'  Same as above with white flowers.

Lonicera (Honeysuckle)Showy vigorous summer blooming vines, easy to grow in most soils, best flowering occurs in full sun with moist soil. In part shade flowering period will be shorter. 

sempervirens ‘Magnifica’2in. long, bright, apricot-orange trumpets with yellow insides. Blooms in summer. Foliage is an attractive blue-green color on plants that can climb to 15ft. Flowering is best in sun, with rich, moist but drained soil. Zone 4.

sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’NewA Honeysuckle worth getting really excited about! To start with there are the long, trumpet-shaped flowers, brilliant red outside and yellow on the inside, abundantly produced in large clusters throughout the plant starting in late spring and continuing right on through summer, undeterred by heat amd humidity. The flowers are highly fragrant and the consistency of the bloom over the entire season is unrivalled by any other Honeysuckle. Then there is the remarkably clean, mildew-free foliage that forms a lush, green background for the brilliant flowers.  Blooms is best in sun, with rich, moist but drained soil. Plants will adjust to part shade but with diminished flowering. As they mature, plants become better able to withstand drier conditions. Hummingbirds love the flowers! Zone 4.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia ‘Variegata’ New      This selection of the Virginia Creeper boasts showy, white vareigated leaves and a more restrained growth habit, reaching only 20'-30' instead of 80'-100', and more, that is characteristic of the green leafed form. Leaves are deciduous and turn deep red before falling in autumn. Attaches firmly to any surface, wood, masonry, tree bark, with tendrils that have the holding power of super-glue. Not fussy as to soil but does appreciate some light shade. This pretty vine offers something different to those looking to dress-up a smaller vertical surface. Zone 5.

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Robusta'     Commonly known as Boston Ivy, this vigorous vine attaches by fail-proof holdfasts to almost any surface, wood, masonry, you name it, covering large areas as it gallops along at a rate of 10' per year. One of the best vines for clinging to stone and brick. Leaves are thick textured, glossy green, turning brilliant red before falling in autumn. Given a surface to climb on, ’Robusta' will climb to 100', and more! Extremely adaptable to virtually every site, wet, dry, sun, shade, city and seashore conditions. Better than almost all other vines at thriving in shade. Zone 3.

Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’     A native Wisteria that's far less aggressive than its Asian relatives though still capable of producing a stunning display of large, dangling, purple flower clusters that all gardeners love. Soft, gray-green compound leaves emerge somewhat late in spring, late April or early May, and are followed immediately by large bud clusters that open in mid to late May revealing grape-like clusters of deep lavender, mildly fragrant flowers. Unlike the Asian varieties which can take years before putting out their first flowers, 'Amethyst Falls' gets right down to business and blooms at an early age. Grows to 20-30' and does best in average to rich, moist soil in sun. Zone 5.