The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

Green_finger's Garden

Clematis Duchess of Albany

The beautiful, deep pink trumpet shaped flowers have paler candy-pink margins. A classic, widely grown and much loved old cultivar.

Flowering Months July - October
Pruning Group Hard
Height (feet) 8-10
Facing Aspect South, East, West
Aspect Partial Shade, Sunny
Flower Diameter (Inches) 2-3
Habit Semi-Herbaceous
Scented No
Suitable for growing in a container No
Category Texensis

Photos of this plant

  • Windows_phone_nokia_lumia_520_20150811_001
  • Windows_phone_nokia_lumia_520_20150811_003
  • Windows_phone_nokia_lumia_520_20150811_004

Reminders for this plant

Due about 6 years ago:

Prune in feb / march

In February or March, cut back all the old stems to the lowest pair of healthy buds 15-30cm (6in-1ft) above soil level