Piilu Clematis Vine - Heaviest Blooming Clematis - 2.5" Pot - Little Duckling

Award winner with 7" pale purple-pink petals with a broad dark-pink central streak. Flowers start to appear from 4" up the stems. One of the heaviest-blooming clematis. Cross between Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' and Clematis ' mahrouyi'. Two sets of flowers grace this stellar performer. Last year's stems produce 3-4" double or semi-double light pink flowers with rose bars and full centers of ruffled petals. New (later) growth blooms with large pink single flowers marked with a deep rose bar. Blooms May through July and again in September. Group 2 Clematis are pruned back lightly to a framework of branches and buds; avoid pruning too hard . as this may reduce flowering. Prune off the top growth to a pair of axil buds to make a framework cutting back . not harshly . to a good pair of axil buds.Proper name: Clematis 'Piilu'CLEMATIS: Always called the "Queen of Vines ." nothing else makes the spectacular show of a clematis in full bloom. In almost all zones . these magnificent plants decorate mailboxes . trellises and porches with cascades of some of the most beautiful blooms in the flower kingdom . and they're not difficult to grow. There's no reason you can't add them to your landscape.