Vines

 

Clematis ‘Sugar Candy’

We are pleased to offer the following clematis and other vines, which are great additions for vertical accents in your garden—we are even offering a couple of non-climbers!! In order to maintain their shape and vigor, it is sometimes necessary to prune them. The problem is, you must know which group they belong to in order to prune them at the correct time (so you don’t prune off their flower buds). You can use the following as a guide; I also highly recommend the book Clematis For All Seasons by John Feltwell—it’s very informative and easy to read and gives you great suggestions for use (also has wonderful pictures).

Remember one more thing about clematis—they don’t like hot feet, so mulch around their base—they also love organic fertilizers, so I usually top-dress mine with some mushroom compost or aged manure. You can also use a balanced blend of time released fertilizer. Most like full sun, but some will take quite a bit of shade. Don’t be afraid to try them in different colors & bloom times in order to enjoy them all season.

Pruning guide:

Group 1: This group flowers on old wood—prune to shape or train only.
Group 2: Prune lightly in the spring and remove dead growth.
Group 3: This group flowers on the current year’s growth—remove dead wood in the autumn, prune hard in early spring (prune to pair of buds you’d like the plant to burst forth from)

A few more things: in order to comply with legal requirements, we’ve changed our container size descriptions. The old 1 gallon pot is a #1, 2 gallon is a #2, etc. See our Pot Size Table for exact pot capacities.

Also, because we sell larger, more mature plants, WE ARE UNABLE TO SHIP PLANTS, so please come visit us our farm!

 

 

Plant
Size
Price
Clematis ‘Anna Louise’ 10’ climber
#1.5
$21.95
Clematis 'Anna Louise'This large-flowered Clematis has red blooms with scarlet bars and flowers in spring to early summer, then again in late summer. Pruning group 1.
Clematis ‘Arctic Queen’ 10’ climber
#1.5
$21.95
Clematis 'Arctic Queen'This beauty has very large, DOUBLE, white flowers from late spring to fall. Pruning group 1.
Clematis ‘Barbara Harrington’
10’ climber
#1.5
$21.95
Clematis Barbara HarringtonThis new Clematis from Raymond Evison is a sport from ‘Comtesse de Bouchard’ and has red-purple flowers from June to September. Pruning group 3.
Clematis ‘Guernsey Cream’
8’ (climber)
#1.5
$21.95
Clematis Guernsey CreamThis beauty has very light yellow, 5-7" flowers with cream anthers. It blooms in June and August and forms a compact, neat vine. Pruning group 2.
Clematis Integrifolia
3’ shrub
#1
$17.95
This bush clematis has bell-shaped flowers from mauve to deep purple in early summer and early autumn. Pruning group 3.   
Clematis Integrifolia ‘Alba’
#1
$17.95
Same as above but with fragrant white flowers!
Clematis ‘Josephine’
10’ climber
#1.5
$21.95
Clematis JosephineThis clematis has very large pale pink flowers with pink veins.
Clematis ‘Miss Bateman’
8’ vine
#1
$17.95
Clematis Miss BatemanThis plant first discovered in 1860 has 6" single white fragrant flowers with red anthers in late spring, with repeat blooming occurring in mid-summer. Group 1.   
Clematis ‘Niobe’
10’ climber
#1
$17.95
Clematis 'Niobe'This very free-flowering clematis has deep red flowers with yellow anthers from May to September. Pruning group 2.
Clematis Paniculata (Sweet Autumn Clematis)
#1
$17.95
Probably my favorite ‘cause it’s so easy and such a profuse bloomer, it has MASSES of small white, sweetly scented flowers in Aug/Sept. and will grow in quite a bit of shade. (Group 1)
Clematis Petriei
#1
$17.95
A NEW, unusual, CREEPING Clematis that has masses of greenish-white flowers and compact foliage—great as a groundcover.
Clematis ‘Ramona’
10-12’
#1
$17.95
Clematis RamonaConsidered a blue-flowered clematis, she boasts lavender-blue flowers with dark anthers in July thru September. Considered a great grower, pruning group 2.
Clematis ‘Royal Velvet’  
#1.5
$21.95
This very free-flowering Clematis is ideal for smaller gardens and produces an abundance of large, velvety purple flowers late spring to mid-summer. Pruning group 1.
Clematis ‘Sugar Candy’
10’ (climber)
#1.5
$21.95
Clematis Sugar CandyA NEW intro, this one has HUGE 6-7" flowers that are pinkish-mauve with a darker center bar and yellow anthers. Almost continually in bloom from May to September!
 
Aristolochia Durior (Dutchman’s Pipes)
#1
$13.95
Aristolochia Durior (Dutchman's Pipes)This fast growing, unique vine has kidney-shaped, attractive foliage that makes a great screen; pipe-shaped, yellow-green flowers with maroon veins occur in late spring/early summer. Sun or shade.    
Fallopia ‘Lemon Lace’
#1
$13.95
This great new sport of the silver lace vine has bright, lemon colored leaves with red stems and petioles and foamy white flowers in late summer. Slower growing than the species and can take a little shade. 
Humulus ‘Aureus’
15’
#1
$13.95
This ornamental hops has bright chartreuse leaves and cone-like fruiting structures covered with papery, overlapping bracts. Neat-o!  
Hydrangea Anomala ‘Petiolaris’ (Climbing Hydrangea)

#1
$15.95
This climber has lush, dark green foliage, exfoliating bark, and sweetly scented clusters of white flowers early summer—it can take quite a bit of shade and is somewhat slow in establishing (but well worth the wait)
Hydrangea pet. ‘Miranda’
climber
#1
$15.95
This is a new, VARIEGATED climbing Hydrangea. AWESOME! She has glossy green leaves that are edged with cream and white lacy flowers in June and July. Likes partial to bright shade, slow grower.
New!Ipomoea Cardinalis  
4½” pot
$5.95
This ANNUAL vine is a quick grower with luscious feathery foliage and scarlet tubular blooms all summer that the hummingbirds can’t resist! We always put two of them on one side of our arbor to our display bed, and as good as clockwork we get hummers visiting at least twice daily all summer to fall!!! Likes sun to partial sun and we sell out quickly (they’ll be ready the beginning of May!)
Lonicera x. heckrotti
10-15’ (climber)
#1
$12.95
Lonicera heckrottiThis Goldflame Honeysuckle vine is valued for its fragrant red and yellow flowers that are produced from June to frost! It is shade-tolerant, becomes quite woody with age, a vigorous grower, and is a twiner.
Lonicera ‘Dropmore Scarlet’
10-15’ (climber)
#1
$13.95
Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet'This climbing Honeysuckle was developed in Canada and has bright orange tubular flowers (adored by Hummers!) from June thru September. Full sun or bright shade.
Lonicera ‘John Clayton’
10-15’ (climber)
#1
$13.95
Lonicera 'John Clayton'This Honeysuckle vine has solid yellow flowers from June to frost! In the fall, it also gets showy red berries that are adored by birds! Hummers love the flowers too! Best in full to partial sun.
New!Lonicera ‘Major Wheeler ’
#1
$13.95

Lonicera 'Major Wheeler'This NEW perennial Honeysuckle vine is an extra-long bloomer, sporting BRIGHT orangey red flowers from spring to fall (heaviest in late spring/early summer) that attracts HERDS of Hummingbirds! Sun to partial shade. May not be available until mid-summer.

Lonicera Per. ‘Harlequin’ (Variegated Honeysuckle)

#1
$13.95
Lonicera 'Harlequin'Very unusual foliage that is cream-edged with red highlights, it has fragrant pink and yellow flowers from summer to fall and Hummingbirds LOVE it. Not invasive like other Honeysuckles.
New!Manettia luteorubra  
Jumbo Sq.
$6.95
Manettia luteorubraThis ANNUAL vine is called Candy Corn or the Brazilian Firecracker Vine and you’ll see why once you see its blooms! They look like candy corns (red-orange with yellow tips and cigar shaped) and bloom throughout the summer on twining vines! Sun to bright shade.
Wisteria ‘Amethyst Falls’
25’ climber
#3
$40.00
Wisteria Amethyst FallsThis very vigorous Wisteria blooms on both new and old wood, so it begins blooming at a very young age—we had gorgeous blooms on one newly planted in a display bed at the farm that people were oo-ing and ahh-ing about last summer! Its blooms are a brilliant purple, profuse in late April and May and then sporadically all season. Give it a heavy support to grow on...perfect for training over an arbor or pergola!
Wisteria ‘Blue Moon’
12’ climber
#3
$40.00
Wisteria Blue MoonA new Wisteria with very fragrant blue flowers that appear in flushes from June to September. Unusual flower color and a more compact grower than ‘Amethyst Falls’, it still needs a sturdy support.
 

 

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