PlantsShrubs & Vines
Jackman Clematis
Clematis × jackmanii
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Big purple flowers on a trellis
ModerateShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- Vine 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- A real trellis
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jun–Sep
- How it spreads
- Woody vine
- What to buy
- A potted vine. Roots in the shade, top in the sun.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September. Cut it to about a foot in early spring.
In the design
This is the Chicago clematis that actually flowers after a hard winter, because it blooms on new wood. Don't plant sweet autumn clematis. That one is a weed here. Virgin's bower is the native vine.
