Princess Kate Clematis

Clematis texensis‘Zoprika’ Princess Kate PP23,850

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Flowering Vine

Height or Length at Maturity: 8-13′ depending on height of support structure

Width at Maturity: 3-4′
Spacing: 3′ apart for covering fence

Growth Habit / Form: Climbing, Twining

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Red-Purple at base of petal, White on upper outside and inside of petals, Plum Purple anthers inside flower
Flower Type: Single, Bell/Tulip shape

Flower Size: 2-3″
Flowering Period: Mid Summer through Early Fall

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt

Soil Drainage: Moist but Well Drained

Soil pH: 6.5 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Pruning Group: 3

Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F, -20F?), Deer – more info, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit

Description

An award-winning lovely and majestic texensis hybrid from Holland that won the Gold Medal at Plantarium, Princess Kate was hybridized in celebration of the wedding of Catherine Middleton to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. It produces LOADS of upward-facing 2 to 3 inch long flowers with reverse coloration like we’ve seen on no other clematis. The tulip-shape blooms are reddish purple on the outer base of the flower and white at the outer top and inside. Deep plum-purple anthers are at the inner bottom. The contrasting colors are the epitome of elegance. Blooming mid summer through early fall, the flowers are excellent for cutting and display in floral arrangements and are sure to catch the eye of hummingbirds. Excellent for containers and garden beds, Princess Kate can climb from 8 to 13 feet high depending on the height of the support structure, such as a fence, arch, pergola or other support its vines can twine around. If left to meander along the ground it makes an attractive ground cover or filler around shrubs and is a fine mingling companion for climbing roses and small trees. Pairs well with a dark purple clematis.

Note: We’ve heard from a reliable source that Princess Kate Clematis is cold hardy in USDA Zone 3!

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 8 to 13 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide, the Princess Kate Clematis is ideal for covering arches and pergolas, trellises and obelisks, fences and rails, posts and poles and other structures its vines can twine around. Also excellent for meandering through shrub beds or to climb small trees or climbing roses. Plant near patios and other outdoor sitting spaces where the flowers can be enjoyed from close up. A fine addition to Clematis gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for covering a fence

Growing Preferences

Princess Kate Clematis is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Clematis tend to like sun on their vines and shade on their roots to keep them cooler. So we always plant a groundcover or flowers around the base of the vine to meet this preference.

Note: All clematis prefer to be planted so that the crown of the plant, where its stem(s) emerge from the soil in which it was grown, is at least 3 to 4 inches below the soil level.

Clematis Pruning Group 3

Princess Kate Clematis is in pruning group 3, which consists of late-flowering species that bloom from mid-summer into fall. This group flowers on the last 2 to 3 feet of the current season’s growth (new wood). They are easy to prune because you do not need to maintain any old wood. In February or March, cut each stem to a height of 1 feet or so above the ground. Always make sure to leave two good buds below where you make your cut. New growth will emerge from these buds to produce the current seasons vines and blooms. Although on some varieties you might be removing some green stems and buds, this treatment keeps these vigorous growers in bounds.

Helpful Articles

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How To Plant A Clematis

How To Prune A Clematis

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