Green_finger's Garden
Clematis Helios
The bright lemon-yellow nodding flowers open out flat and have very pointed tepals with swept back tips, followed by silky seedheads. If hard pruned can be grown in a patio container. Requires free draining soil.
Flowering Months June - September or July - October
Pruning Group Light or Hard / 1 or 3
Height (feet) 10-12 or 4-6
Facing Aspect South, East, West
Aspect Partial Shade, Sunny
Flower Diameter (Inches) 1-3
RHS Award of Garden Merit No
Habit Deciduous Climber
Scented No
Suitable for growing in a container Yes
Category Tangutica
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Reminders for this plant
Due over 6 years ago:
Prune to tidy
In February or March, Helios cut be hard or soft pruned, either cut back all the old stems to the lowest pair of healthy buds 15-30cm (6in-1ft) above soil level or just be thinned out and trimmed back to the main framework of branches.
