Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'
Clematis 'New Love'

Clematis 'New Love'

"Leather flower"

Clematis 'New Love'

1 bare root — £12.95

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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025

Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025

Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days

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Description

Ignite a new plant passion this year, grow Clematis 'New Love' in your borders and enjoy the characteristic blooms and long-flowering period of this popular genus, but in a compact and bushy, self-supporting form. Producing sweetly fragrant, hyacinth-shaped blooms in a cool shade of lavender-blue from July through to autumn, the dreamy herbaceous Clematis 'New Love' is low maintenance and brings big rewards every year. We’re sure you’ll be head over heels in love with this charming beauty! 

Clematis or leather flowers are well-known to be climbing plants, but this variety is bushy and compact. The lightly scented flowers of Clematis 'New Love' are held on rigid stems above a bushy mound of foliage—this is not a climber but a small sub shrub. Growing to around 90cm tall, it still brings interest to a good height, yet does so without the need for an obelisk or trellis—it can just sit in a border and do its thing! Clematis 'New Love' makes great ground cover or middle-border feature, combining well with many other perennial plants such as Crocosmia, Salvia, and Monarda. Pruning group 3—cut back to 25cm in early spring. 

During the Victorian era, Clematis symbolized mental beauty and intelligence, as its fragile flowers were believed to mirror the intricate mechanisms of the mind.

Key features

  • Comes back every year

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Thrives well in full sun

  • Great for shade

  • In peat-free compost

  • Low maintenance

  • RHS Award (AGM)

  • Fully hardy

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Clematis 'New Love' (Herbaceous Group)

  • Flower colour

    Blue, lavender

  • Plant size

    2/3 eyes

  • Established height

    70cm-1m

  • Established spread

    30-50cm

  • Plant spacing

    5 plants per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Green

  • Habit

    Upright
    Clump-forming

  • Life cycle

    Perennial

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    2-3 years

  • Sunlight

    Full sun
    Partial shade

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

    Large containers
    Borders
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Damp
    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Clay
    Loam-based compost

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    No

  • Pollinator-friendly

    Yes

  • Mouse resistant

    No

  • Rabbit resistant

    Yes

  • Deer resistant

    Yes

  • Toxicity

    No report

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • Soak the Clematis 'New Love' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting

    • Plant your "Leather flower" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors

    • Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).

    • Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.

    Read all planting & care instructions

  • Orders placed until 29 February 2025
    You can expect your order in February/March 2025

    Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
    You can expect your order in March/April 2025

    Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
    You can expect your order within 10 business days

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