Clematis Candida

Clematis Candida, Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida', features pure white, 6 flowers with creamy white to yellow stamens that adorn this vigorous selection in early summer and again in late summer. Candida makes a great cut flower as well! Clematis 'Candida' produces flowers on graceful vines of old and new wood. One of the best whites! Clematis 'Candida' needs a supporting structure to grow properly but will also grow over large shrubs, over walls, cover stumps, and make perfect cover ups for unsightly service areas. Clematis is easy to grow in a rich, porous, alkaline soil with plenty of room for the roots to spread. Best performance is when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, so apply a generous mulch or a shallow rooted ground cover near the base of the vine. Very reliable performers once established they take a season or two to get going. Groom this plant after first flowering by cutting back the top one third to one half of some stems.