Position

Sun exposure:
Dappled shade, full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in border:
Back, middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil:
Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Clematis 'Venosa Violcea' bears attractive nodding white flowers which are strongly edged in deep purple. It looks lovely scrambling through trees and shrubs, and may also be trained up an obelisk. A viticella clematis, it shows good resistance to clematis wilt.

Grow Clematis 'Venosa Violcea' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Falling into Pruning Group Three, simply cut stems back to the lowest pair of buds in February or March.

Plant calendar

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Clematis ‘Venosa violacea’ and wildlife

Clematis ‘Venosa violacea’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Clematis ‘Venosa violacea’ poisonous?

Clematis ‘Venosa violacea’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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