Clematis recta 'Purpurea'

Also Known As

Ground Clematis

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

3a-9b

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Clematis recta 'Purpurea' plant details

Clematis recta 'Purpurea' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, bronze, green and purple foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Clematis recta 'Purpurea'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, bronze, green and purple
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, clumping, cutting garden, fragrant, non-vining, sprawling

GROWING CONDITIONS for Clematis recta 'Purpurea'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, clay, gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This uncommon clematis is a non-climbing clump former that is grown primarily for its beautiful leaves and stems which are at first rich burgundy gradually maturing to a grey-green. The flowers are white, vanilla-scented and quite small but appear in nice clusters by the hundreds. This is a good clematis to grow in the perennial border up through other perennials or shrubs. Cut back after blooming for a new flush of burgundy foliage.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

3 long seasons of beauty are enjoyed by this non-climbing 3' mounder: new foliage which emerges purple (trimming induces continued purple) and long clusters of tiny fragrant white mid-summer flowers followed by fluffy seeds. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

The new grow emerges purple, greening up as the season progresses. To keep the purple color and to avoid having to stake the plant, simply trim the whole plant down. Easy to grow in most soils and drought tolerant.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

Blooms mid spring-early summer, sprays of white. Dark purple foliage, fades a bit as the season warms. Herbaceous perennial non-vining clematis. Zone 3-9. GDN, part shade, sun, moist, humus rich

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Beautiful perennial with rich purple leaves that mature to a dusky green down in the canopy. Starry white flowers in summer.

By: Brushwood Nursery

Fragrant, lacy, white flowers in May-July, followed by fluffy, silvery seed heads. Maroon-ish gray foliage. Prefers alkaline, moist soil in sun. A NON-CLIMBING clematis. Long-lived. Keep mulch away from stems. FRAGRANT! Can be trained to a support if desired

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

One of the gems of the genus and a non-viner. This makes a dense clump of upright herbaceous stems (dies to ground in winter) which in new growth are richly colored in chocolatey purple. Terminal clusters of small white flowers. Check out our big plant in the sunny border.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Bronze-purple new leaves emerge in spring and age to green below abundant billowy panicles of cascading white flowers. Let it sprawl - another form for the garden! (Non-vining.)