Product Description
Clematis 'Rain Dance' PPAF (10) Plants
Common Name: Bush Clematis
Incredibly large (2½-3'), outward facing indigo blue flowers with darker midribs and lighter margins. Although this is a non-vining Clematis, the plant will benefit from support, either from staking, a garden obelisk, or from neighboring plants.
A member of: Group 3 - Late flowering cultivars
These varieties bloom first on new growth beginning in midsummer, and then again on new shoots in early fall. The second round will likely produce smaller flowers than the first and flowers that were double the first time may be single the second time.
Though their growth habit makes them difficult to prune, it can be done in late winter or early spring. All shoots can be cut back to the previous year's wood, just above the base of the plant. This pruning is necessary to avoid getting a bare stem with a thick tangle above it. The spring flowers will be eliminated for that year, but the late summer flowers should still be produced. Alternatively, if you don't want to cut the entire plant back all at once, pruning can be done in stages over a period of 3 years. Each year, prune back the stems to 6-9' above a couple of well-developed buds.
Height: 42.0 Inches
Spread: 30.0 Inches
Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7
Flower Color: Blue shades
Foliage Color: Green shades
Full Sun to Part Shade
Average Water Needs
Poor to Fertile Soil Quality
Bloomtime: Late Spring to Midsummer, Rebloomer
Attracts Butterflies
Bee Friendly
Deer and Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate: Medium
Border Plant, Climbing, Cut Flower, Specimen, Focal Point
Mature field grown plant shipped bare root.
