Clematis 'Royal Velours' (Vt)
clematis 'Royal Velours'
'Royal Velours' is a medium-sized deciduous climber. Single semi-nodding flowers up to 8cm in width, with four to six velvety dark red-purple to reddish-black deeply veined sepals with a lighter mid rib and reddish-purple stamens. Flowers from mid summer to early autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
2.5鈥�4 metresTime to ultimate height
2鈥�5 yearsUltimate spread
1鈥�1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well鈥揹rainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple Yellow | Green | ||
| Autumn | Purple Yellow | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South鈥揻acing or North鈥揻acing or West鈥揻acing or 贰补蝉迟鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Climbing
- Potentially harmful
- Skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (rabbits): Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
- Genus
Clematis can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or herbaceous perennials, mostly climbing by twining leaf-stalks, and often with showy flowers. Some have attractive fluffy seedheads in autumn
- Name status
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Viticella Group are deciduous climbing shrubs with usually pinnate leaves, and nodding, single to double, open-bell-shaped flowers of small to medium-size, produced on the current year's growth in summer and early autumn
How to grow
Cultivation
Plant in a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, with the roots and base of the plant kept cool and shaded by other plants or a layer of pebbles at the base. Plant with the crown 5-8cm (2-3in) deep to encourage new shoots to grow from below ground level. See clematis cultivation for more advice
Propagation
Propagate by layering or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids and caterpillars on young growth; petals can be eaten by earwigs
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), clematis wilt and clematis slime flux
Clematis 'Royal Velours' (Vt)
clematis 'Royal Velours'
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