The Plum leaf hawthorn. Perhaps the most ornamental of the hawthorns. A bushy, compact small tree, with ovate leaves serrated along their edge. Thorny, with small white flowers in the spring, followed by clusters of plump ruby red berries and spectacular autumn colour as the foliage turns bright orange and red. Easy to grow in most sites. Native to North America from southern Ontario down to Virginia. These trees are from our own seedlings. Hardy. 2L deep pot. Read more
Large-flowered variety with single deepish red flowers in profusion. Late spring to late summer. Compact habit. 1-1.8m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
A variable North American species from central western USA found often in streams and cliffs under dense canopy scrambling through small trees and shrubs. Has small fat bell-shaped flowers with pale lavender to reddish purple leathery petals, flushed green and outwardly curved at the tips. Summer to early autumn. Climbing to 3m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
Long season viticella hybrid with medium sized dark blue violet blooms July-Oct. Hard prune. 3m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
Cross between C. flammula and C. viticella with the former’s sweet scent. Small starryshaped, purple-margined white flowers in abundance. Vigorous to 4m. July-Sept. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
A rampant species and a fine sight when billowing with feathery seed heads and yellow lantern flowers, all at the same time. July-Sept. 5-6m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
Similar to C. tangutica, with pale yellow nodding flowers highlighting dark stamens. Scented. Vigorous to 4m. August. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
Valuable addition in the later flowering ‘blue’ range more compact than Perle d’Azur, slightly smaller flowered and a slightly mauver shade. Late June-Sept. 1.5-3m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
A very vigorous hybrid (C. heracleifolia davidiana x C. vitalba), non-clinging, producing many small soft lavender cruciform flowers. July-Sept. 2m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
Single, rich purple blue, late, large flowers 5-8cm and red anthers. In flower from midsummer to autumn. Suitable for container. 4m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
A compact and hardy clematis with double mauve/pink flowers in the spring and a flush of single flowers in autumn. Frilled sepals and yellow anthers on large flowers 12cm across. 2m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more
Deep velvety red with greenish stamens 5cm across. Free-flowering over a long season. May-Sept. 2.5-3m. H7. 2L deep pot. Read more