Clematis Mrs. Robert Brydon

The non-vining clematis are always eye-catching in the border, but Mrs. Robert Brydon deserves a second look for sheer volume alone. The masses of cool lavender flower clusters, borne on arching branches in late summer, fill the garden with fragrant clouds of soft color. Each prominent stamen radiates out from the recurved sepals producing an exotic effect and remain in place late into the season. This is a sprawling plant that can be shown to advantage with some stems placed in a short obelisk. or left to its own devices to form a billowing mass of knee-high ground cover. Clematis heracleifolia 'Mrs. Robert Brydon'

In our EZ Pruning Guide, this variety is in the GREEN pruning category. These Clematis bloom on new vines that emerge from the ground each year or stems from near the bottom of older vines. Prune hard in the spring and as often as you like to encourage reblooming and keep the plant as tidy as you like.