Photo of Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' flower by Alan Lorence

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Plant type

vine

size

  • H: 8'-12'
  • W: 2'-12'

planting zones

  • 4a-9b

2 inch wide, 4-6 inch deep tube | $19.95

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Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' plant details

Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' is a broadleaf deciduous vine with green foliage. In summer magenta and purple flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'

Plant type: vine
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 12 FT - wide, 8 FT - 12 FT - tall
Flowers: magenta and purple blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Soil needs: well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Finally, a Clematis that is as easy care as it is gorgeous! Vivid fuchsia-purple fragrant blooms and then reblooms on new wood each spring; a truly amazing plant! S/M PP24044
Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' is the first fragrant clematis that has multi-colored cranberry-violet blooms. The star-shaped, half-dollar-sized flowers arrive in profusion from July through mid-September and the blossoms turn deeper purple as they age. This vigorous-growing clematis puts on 12' in a single season and flowers on the current season's growth. A mature plant can have up to 2000 blooms during its annual flowering cycle. Let 'Sweet Summer Love' ramble on a fence, post or trellis and be ready to enjoy the spectacular show and sweet fragrance.
Small, multicoloured flowers of purple , Small, multicoloured flowers of purple and fuchsia are sweetly fragrant and produced by the hundreds. and fuchsia are sweetly fragrant and produced by the hundreds.

Gardening facts about Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love' plant

How to Grow Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • purple
    • magenta
  • Wildlife

    • butterflies
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous

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