This lovely reliable alpina variety flowers from March to May with hundreds of nodding, white-eyed, four-sepalled blue flowers before it produces its fantastic seed heads for the rest of the season after the flowers have gone. It is a very strong growing, amazingly tough variety that can withstand Arctic temperatures and will grow in places and countries where other clematis will just not survive! ... Learn More

This superlative, vigorous, free-flowering variety, has larger flowers than the species, with pale blue nodding flowers bearing beautiful blue petals and a contrasting boss of white stamens, that open all through the spring. It is also suitable for containers. It was Awarded The 'Award of Garden Merit' by the RHS. ... Learn More

This fairly vigorous Japanese climber bears from spring to early autumn intriguing urn-shaped flowers, the four fleshy petals staying almost closed, and covered on the outside with brown hairs, resembling a bunch of baby rabbits clustered together! It will quickly cover any unsightly fence or shrub or can even do well in a large pot. ... Learn More

This is a small, erect, non-climbing plant to 45 cm high, with many short branching stems arising close together from a persistent rootstock. Flowering occurs from late spring to mid summer with large, white, male and female star-shaped flowers being borne on separate plants. The number of petals (actually petaloid sepals!) can actually vary from 4 up to 8 with no true petals! Finally, the flowers are followed (on the female plants) by attractive fluffy seed heads. This plant, scarce in cultivation, is scattered widely in the northeast of Tasmania in woodlands, often on rocky slopes. ... Learn More

This gorgeous, sweetly scented, clump-forming, herbaceous, non-climbing clematis bears very attractive, indigo-blue nodding flowers with recurving tepals. An exceptionally lovely species, it was introduced from southern Europe in 1573 and has always been one of the staple cottage garden plants. ... Learn More

A close relative of Clematis tangutica, this relatively new and quite rare flower differs as its sepals are considerably more greenish-yellow rather than lemon-yellow, and are densely pubescent inside and glabrous outside rather than the other way round as with C. tangutica! ... Learn More

Masses of small white, star-shaped flowers open with a sweet perfume that some people liken to aniseed. Plant this gem in a sunny position to enhance and savour the scent. This quite rare and herbaceous species, closely related to C. recta, is non-clinging for the first metre or so, but then the leaf stalks begin grasping for nearby support. ... Learn More

One of the most rewarding and also easy-to-grow of all clematis, these pure white flowers open in early spring all having the most delicious perfume reminiscent of sweet marshmallows. This seed was collected from all of the white-flowered cultivars throughout our gardens. ... Learn More

One of the easiest-to-grow of all clematis, these flowers open in early spring in colours ranging from pinks to red, and all have the most delicious perfume reminiscent of sweet marshmallows. This seed was collected from all of the different pink cultivars throughout our gardens. ... Learn More

Solid, dense clusters of sizeable, milky white, golden-eyed flowers appear on vigorous climbing stems all summer and into autumn. In autumn attractive silky seed heads appear. This rarely-seen but immensely valuable gem from China, will add value and colour by covering any boring old evergreen shrub or fence. ... Learn More

One of the herbaceous, non-climbing clematis, this is ideal for the border with its numerous upright stems bearing countless sweetly-perfumed yellow-eyed white flowers, in loose panicles in June and July. Finally, attractive seed heads produce large orange seeds, each with a whispy tail! ... Learn More

This rarely offered form of this spectacular border perennial has purple-bronze foliage on strong arching stems. Strongly perfumed heads of starry white flowers from May to July give this plant exceptional value. This is not a climber like its relatives but is a 'shrub-like' clematis variety, a clump-forming herbaceous perennial, which is perfect for a mixed bed or border and can be pruned down to the ground each spring. ... Learn More

These seeds have been collected from many of the different species and cultivars that grow here at Plant World gardens. Some will be vigorous and others much less so, although all of them will be hardy and perennial and give pleasure for many years. There is also a small proportion of herbaceous varieties that are not climbers. ... Learn More

A vigorous, self-clinging, herbaceous perennial climber, with bright green, three-palmate leaves and rich yellow, lantern shaped flowers, with quirky, orange-peel-esque, thick petals in late summer, which are finally replaced by large, fluffy, white seed-heads through autumn and winter. ... Learn More

This deciduous, late-flowering twining vine has shiny, deep green, leathery leaves, and profuse clusters of exuberant, fragrant, white star-shaped flowers. Easy to grow, it will thrive and bloom even in shade, where its flowers appear from late July to October, before maturing to attractive, plume-like seed heads. This is a naturally fast-and-easy-growing plant that requires little attention, but is more constrained in its habit than many others, sometimes making just a solid dome. ... Learn More