Clematis, Viticella Clematis, Late Large-flowered Clematis 'Polish Spirit'

I have this gorgeous bloomer planted beneath my eave facing north, so does not get direct sun. It survived our extremely hot summer here...Read More in Houston. Now I'll see how it does over the winter. With a nice Spring pruning, I hope to get even more blooms in 2012! Absolutely incredible deep purple color.

This has done well in my zone for several years. I have it growing up a pole covered in chicken wire and it blooms profusely and the flow...Read Moreers are long lasting. I cut it back almost to the ground in early April. I love the beautiful deep purple color.

Just a wonderful easy care plant and bloomer. I have this plant in full sun. It bloomed its first year, the second year it had an incred...Read Moreible bloom and has continued every year since then. We are in zone 5/6.

Received The Royal Horticultural Society, Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1993.

I planted this 2 years ago in the middle of bushes (hydrandeas & mock orange) and in the shade of an oak, so it gets a lot of shade. So ...Read Morefar, so good. It started blooming here in Northern Virginia at the end of May. The flowers are a rich shade of deep purple.

I love this Clematis. I was given one many years ago and have started many cuttings from it.
Mid-summer blooms cover the plant fo...Read Morer almost a month.
The deep purple flowers look great near orange/yellow Day Lilies.
Andy P

This selection was raised by Brother Stefan Franczak of Poland and introduced in 1989 by Raymond Evison. Very dense and floriferous with...Read More intense purple-blue flowers. Excellent foliage and retains lower leaves (many viticella have a tendency to loose the lower leaves later in the season).

I was given a small plant last year, and it not only survived the winter, but it has begun blooming. It seems to be a viable perennial he...Read Morere in my zone 3 climate.