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

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

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

This rare, strongly-perfumed clematis from China, opens throughout summer displaying its sizeable bunches of white-scented flowers with yellow anthers. Suitable for a sunny, sheltered position, ideally on a warm wall, its dark evergreen leathery leaves add to its attraction. It will even cloak an ugly tree stump or ancient shrub, giving it a new life! ... Learn More

Climbing up to 12 feet or more, this strong plant has sizeable fragrant blue or purple flowers which open in profusion on long, strong, swan's neck stems, from July to September, all on thin twining vines which are sparcely clad with leaves. R.H.S. 'AGM' Award Winner ... Learn More

In a sheltered garden or large pot this absolutely magnificent shrub displays hanging groups of very large curved flowers in the most attractive shades of pink. There are red and white forms also, but this is by far the rarest and the best! Very few good seeds are ever collected. ... Learn More

A quite stunning Mexican climber which has all the assets, being quick-growing and vigorous (up to 6m!) with absolutely enormous, spectacular, pale violet or purple, "cup-and-saucer" flowers. Although it is usually grown as a half-hardy annual, it is actually a half-hardy perennial and often survives the winter outside in milder areas. ... Learn More

An easy-to-grow low climber or scrambler, that from June until August will twine around less interesting shrubs bearing longish, downwards-facing flowers, which are slightly flared open and delicately marked, deep in the throat, in purple and black. ... Learn More

This is the most attractive climbing perennial you could wish to see. Broad fleshy leaves grow on twining stems which carry large, fabulous, flared starry flowers with narrow, pointed petals of deepest sky blue which stare upwards. Superficially looking like a dwarf clematis, this gem is rare in cultivation. ... Learn More