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Key characteristics

Family: Ranunculaceae
Height: 8 to 12 ft
Width: 3 to 6 ft
Flower color: Soft lavender-pink, star-shaped flowers
Foliage color: Medium green compound leaves with ovate leaflets
Bloom time: Early to mid summer
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate moisture
Maintenance: Moderate; requires support or trellis; light pruning after flowering remove weak stems
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 8
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

Vines

Clematis 'Lady Caroline Nevill'

Lady Caroline Nevill Clematis

Clematis 'Lady Caroline Nevill' produces large, elegant flowers in soft lavender-mauve tones accented by a deeper central bar on each petal. The blooms feature creamy stamens at the center and appear primarily in late spring to early summer, with additional flowers often forming later in the season. The blossoms are carried on twining stems clothed in medium green, lightly textured foliage that provides a graceful backdrop throughout the growing months.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate moisture

Bloom time

Early to mid summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Arbors & Trellises
Fences & Walls
Vertical Screening
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Lungworts · Daylilies · Lavender · Heucheras · Lady's mantle · Hellebores

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Give it something sturdy to climb and keep the base planted with lower perennials, which shades the roots and hides bare stems.