Purple clematis has long been a staple in Minnesota gardens. But lately, when gardeners here want a flashy plant, they've tended to gravitate toward exotics like mandevilla or annuals like cardinal ...

NORTH MANKATO — Showy flowers on green-leaved vines completely cover the trellis at Gayle and Dick Stelten's home on Valley View Drive. For the past 18 summers, passersby have enjoyed the Stelten's ...

What: Clematis “Helsingborg,” commonly known as purple alpine clematis, is an easy-to-grow vine that produces a spectacular show in mid-spring of nodding blooms. The flowers are a rich dark purple ...

If you're looking for a spectacular blooming vine, you can stop your search in the clematis section of the garden center. A woody, perennial, usually deciduous vine, you can find a flower form, color, ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – You can look high and low, but you likely won’t find a climbing vine that compares to the clematis, known as the “Queen of the Vines,” says Gwen Funk, University of Missouri ...

Garden tip All the weeding tools should be in use. A hoe or cultivator works for tiny seedling weeds. A sharp spade will pop out large deeply rooted weeds. Dear Carol: I planted two purple clematis ...

Q. I need to move a large, purple-flowered clematis vine to another location in my landscape. What tips do you have? A. Moving a large clematis vine is a risky process – even riskier during the heat ...

DENVER - Clematis add glamour to the garden. Among the most popular vines, clematis bloom with beautiful flowers in various shades of pink, lavender, blue, purple, maroon and white. Most of the showy ...

At this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, there was one colour that dominated above all others. Wherever you looked, there were drifts of rich purple plants – purple flowers, purple foliage and even purple ...

* What it is: Clematis is a popular and showy perennial twining vine, but its main Achilles’ heel is a wilt disease that can make the whole plant look like it was attacked with a blow torch shortly ...