Unique clematis true to name with long lasting dark purple blooms that fade to deep blue with stunning dark anthers. It is a continuous bloomer June through September. Can be trained as a climber or grown as a shrubby ground cover. Our employees love this variety for its vigorous growth habit!. The early flowers open ruby red at the center of the flower, fading to brilliant fuchsia and then orchid color at the edge of each petal.
The flowers fade to lavender with a pink bar. Its dancing white anthers are burgundy tipped. Great repeat bloomer! This clematis can be grown in shade or sun. It has 4-5 flowers of white background with purple veins throughout, turning all purple on the edges. Blooms July, August and September. Very stunning for shady areas!
The flowers fade to lavender with a pink bar. Its dancing white anthers are burgundy tipped. Great repeat bloomer! This clematis can be grown in shade or sun. It has 4-5 flowers of white background with purple veins throughout, turning all purple on the edges. Blooms July, August and September. Very stunning for shady areas!
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Donahue's Greenhouse is a family owned business run by first generation owner Lois Donahue, seven of her children, a son-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter working full time in the day to day operations. Many of her other grandchildren work part time or seasonally in the greenhouse, making it a true family business!
In 1972 Dick & Lois Donahue purchased the Lehman Gardens Mums of Minnesota and moved their family from St. James to Faribault. With much hard work and dreams the family has built a successful family business. In the early 1980's the business saw a need in the greenhouse industry for a good quality clematis grower.
This group of clematis produce their flowers directly from old stems and, therefore, pruning must not be done until right after all flowering has been completed. Prune this group by removing all dead and weak stems immediately after flowering. Large established plants over 15 feet are normally not pruned, especially if they are growing in trees.
The best time to plant clematis would be Spring, Summer or early Autumn in a location of 5-6 hours of sunlight. Loosen the soil to a depth of 2 feet. Mix this soil with peat and sand. Carefully set your clematis plant in the hole so the crown is 1 inch below the soil level when the plant was in the pot.
Prune Clematis as needed to maintain vigorous growth. Vigorous growth will make the plants more resistant to disease and will also force the root system to grow faster and fill out the container. Leave 2 sets of nodes from the crown on the first pinch. Later pinches leave 2 sets of nodes from the previous pinch.
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Cee C.
Jul 23, 2021
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I purchased a clematis online from Donahue's Greenhouse. It was shipped promptly, but when it arrived it was literally stuck to the shrink wrap they'd packed in around the leaves, the plant had been displaced from the 3" container and there was dirt all over the inside of the packing box. There was a stake provided, but the plant wasn't staked to it, so the plant was laying in the remaining dirt in the pot, suffocated by shrink wrap. I'd never seen anything like it. I did my best to pry the leaves from the wrap, replant the poor thing in it's small container, prop
Tabithia Whitehill
May 31, 2021
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May 22, 2021
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Cindy Passehl
May 16, 2021
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May 05, 2021
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Dave H.
May 01, 2021
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Extremely satisfied. Very high quality plants, large indoor selection, very knowledgeable staff who are easy to find (both in the store and when you call), and great prices. Will surely return. And if you happen to be looking for clematis vines, info on their website is very complete, and the selection is amazing, both in the store (6 inch pots with 2 foot high plants) or online.
Laura Nelson
Apr 28, 2021
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Apr 17, 2021
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Jun 21, 2020
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Nov 28, 2019
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May 09, 2014
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