Clematis alpina Jacqueline du Pré

Description

Group:  Atragene group
Approximate height:  2.5 – 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):   Apr May
Aspect:  Any aspect
Pruning:  No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:  Barry Fretwell
Country of origin:  United Kingdom
Date raised:  raised 1981 introduced 1985
Parentage:  Unknown

Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit

Very pretty semi-nodding pink bell-flowers edged in silvery-pink.

These are borne on old wood in the springtime (April/May) followed by wispy, fluffy seed heads in autumn.

Named after the late British cellist (1945-1987).

Will stand extreme conditions.

Very easy and pretty!