Clematis 'Wildfire'
Common Name: Clematis
This stunning early large-flowered Clematis produces huge 6-8”, saturated violet purple flowers with a reddish purple bar. The newest flowers are more of a magenta pink color and they deepen to violet purple as they mature. A small tuft of purple anthers and white filaments appear in the center of each colorful blossom.
This Polish selection is very long blooming, producing flowers from early summer through early fall. Use it to cover trellises, climb over shrubs or small trees, or to cover fences.
A member of:
Group 2—Early to midseason flowering cultivars and rebloomers
These varieties begin to bloom in early summer, with the first flush of flowers appearing on the previous year's growth. This is followed by a second flush flowers appearing on the new growth. These flowers will likely be smaller than the first ones and flowers that were double the first time may be single the second time.
The time to prune this group is in late winter or early spring. Dead and weak shoots should be removed and the remaining shoots cut back to 6-9 inches above a couple of well-developed buds.
