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'Lanuginosa candida' clematis Description
'C. lanuginosa candida' clematis photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by Victor Lemoine (France, 1862).
Introduced in United Kingdom by George Jackman & Son in 1863 as 'C. lanuginosa candida'.
Class:
Group 2, Large-flowered, Mid-season.  
Bloom:
White.  up to 8 petals.  Average diameter 7".  Single, overlapping bloom form.  Late spring to early summer, late summer to early autumn.  
Habit:

Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Plant in sun or partial shade.  This plant blooms twice.  It blooms on the previous year's growth, so resist the urge to prune it in early spring.  However, if you garden in a place with cold winters, Mother Nature will more than likely prune the plant for you.  It will bloom a second time on new growth.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Notes:
The Clematis in commerce as 'Candida' is not the original cultivar of Lemoine - see References.
 
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