Clematis 'Rhapsody'
Rhapsody Clematis
- Main interest:
- early large purple flowers, long blooming season, yellow stamens
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil
- Growth type:
- vine
- Flower colour:
- purple-blue
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to August
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 10 ft (3 m) width: 10 ft (3 m)
- Use:
- walls, containers, planters, borders, trellises, pergolas
Clematis 'Rhapsody' is covered with showy large deep purple-blue flowers that are sometimes paler along their midribs, which contrast beautifully with their yellow stamens. Their colour intensifies with age. Blooms come in late spring from the previous year’s stems. A second flush occurs in late summer on the new growth. Resistant to both deer and black walnut, this early large-flowered clematis is adaptable, and very easy to grow. Pruning Group: 2.
Pruning Groups:
Group 1 – Flowers only on old wood (previous year). Prune after spring flowering.
Group 2 – Flowers on both old and new wood. Little pruning should be done for woody-stemmed members of this Group. If cut to the ground or pruned in fall or spring, flowering will be reduced or delayed, but not prevented.
Group 3 – Flowers only on new wood. Can be cut to the ground in fall or spring.
$17.99 - $43.99
- Main interest:
- early large purple flowers, long blooming season, yellow stamens
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil
- Growth type:
- vine
- Flower colour:
- purple-blue
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to August
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 10 ft (3 m) width: 10 ft (3 m)
- Use:
- walls, containers, planters, borders, trellises, pergolas
Also known as: Early Large-flowered Clematis