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Clematis & climbing roses - white & white
WhiteGreen
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Hello,
I'm completely new to gardening. Please could you help advise what kind of clematis & roses to plant to get a white-white colour combination. If they can flower at different times, that would be a bonus, thank you:)
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Endless possibilities from clematis. Some evergreen with white flowers and others deciduous and possible to have flowers in early spring through to late summer depending on your choice. Have a look here - http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemlist.cfm the ones witha + sign have pics
As for roses, do you want climbers, ramblers or shrubs? Perfume or not? Have a look at the following growers' websites - David Austin, Peter Beale, Harkness..........
Last edited: 24 June 2017 23:01:48
Thank you for the link, but it wouldn't open ('The web site you are accessing has experienced an unexpected error). As for the roses, just guessing from the name, probably climbers as I want the plants to go up a pergola? Perfumed and fewer thorns would be great (or maybe there is no such thing?)
Oh, I used the Peter Beale website, the roses recommendations: Aimee Vibert and Alfred Carriere!
Try googling Clematis+Hull then and use the search facility to look for clems with white tepals.
Look at the other sites I suggested as sometimes, repeat flowering ramblers are easier to train, prune and manage than climbers which have much stiffer stems.
Fantastic tips, thank you!
Think also about flower forms. Bees and other pollinators prefer open flowered roses as they can't get to the nectar in the more cabbage flowered varieties. David Austin has some very good repeat flowering, scented ramblers but you need to check eventual size to see if they'll suit your intended location.
Clematis come in small bell, larger bell, small open, large open and also double forms. They can be in flower, depending on variety form spring thru to late autumn. Some of the bell shaped white ones are much more attractive and dainty than the big flat flowered forms but will often have a lilac tinge or a lilac/mauve bar on the back of the tepals which shows when they're nodding.
If you plant more than one clematis, keep the different pruning group well separated at the base or you'll get in a terrible tangle.