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Clematis Sanssouci

Clematis x montana Sanssouci
Montana Clematis

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Planted a year ago, it fills the terrace with a delightful fragrance, a true pleasure.

Elisabeth, 14/06/2021

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As beautiful as the excellent clematis montana Mayleen, this variety is less exuberant and better suited for small spaces. Like 'Tetrarose', it is covered with abundant fragrant pink flowers from May. Its young shoots are a beautiful purplish colour and its foliage is a bronze-green. Excellent on a trellis, a bannister, a pergola, or in a hedge.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
5 m
Spread at maturity
1 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
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Description

'Sanssouci' Clematis is a brand new variety of Clematis montana that comes to us from Germany: it is named after the former summer residence of King Frederick II of Prussia, the Sanssouci Palace. It is often described as a smaller but more floriferous version of 'Tetrarose', with early spring flowering in a deep pink-lilac shade, and the scent of carnation, as well as its beautiful bronze-green foliage. This lovely hardy climber is better suited to small spaces and perfect for romantic or English gardens. It thrives in full sun or partial shade, in moist, deep, fertile soil, and even in a medium altitude garden.

Clematis 'Sanssouci' is a semi-woody, climbing perennial plant belonging to the Ranunculaceae family, introduced in Germany in 2012. This variety will reach 4 to 5m (13 to 16ft) high in a few years, with a minimum spread of 2m² (21.5sq ft). It is derived from the Clematis montana, native to the Himalayas, an excellent garden plant extensively used in many regions. Like its parent, it does not require pruning, or only to reduce its height to 2m (7ft), after flowering.

This Clematis produces small, single flowers with a diameter of 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2in), which bloom abundantly in April-May. The flowers are grouped in axillary clusters of 1 to 5 flowers on long pedicels on the previous year's branches. They have 4 round to ovate tepals, gracefully open in a star shape with a yellow stamen centre. Their colour is a shade of lilac-tinged pink, and their spicy and sweet fragrance resembles carnations. The flowers are followed by decorative, feathery, grayish-silver seed heads. The leaves are simple, palmate, with irregularly toothed edges, reddish when young, then bronze green, in perfect harmony with the slightly faded pink flowers. This Clematis attaches itself to a support or host plant through twining petioles transformed into tendrils.

Plant Clematis montana alongside your climbing roses to extend the flowering of your walls and pergolas until the end of summer. The Clematis genus is rich in diversity, with varieties available in all colours, shapes, and sizes, suitable for experienced gardeners and beginners. Choose one of these beautiful climbers to give your garden a romantic and bohemian touch. 'Sanssouci', a true spring joy, easily fits in a modest-sized garden, for example on a trellis, ballustrade, pergola, or in a hedge. It makes a perfect gift for a gardening friend.

Tips: Avoid excessive fertiliser that stimulates foliage growth at the expense of flowers. Do not mulch, as excessive moisture can promote clematis wilt.

 

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Clematis Sanssouci (Flowering) Flowering
Clematis Sanssouci (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 5 m
Spread at maturity 1 m
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time April to May
Flower size 6 cm
Fragrance slightly scented, sweet fragrance of carnation.
Fruit colour grey

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Genus

Clematis

Species

x montana

Cultivar

Sanssouci

Family

Ranunculaceae

Other common names

Montana Clematis

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference6814351

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Planting and care

Choose a sunny or partially shaded exposure. In sunny exposure, shade the base of your plant with a ground cover plant or perennial geranium. Clematis plants like to have their feet in the shade. Plant your clematis by covering the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, in soil worked to a depth of 20 cm (8in), lightened with good compost. Water well for the first few weeks. Clematis plants cling on their own thanks to their tendrils. To promote their growth, provide them with trellis support or help them dress the trunk of a tree by placing a wire mesh. Clematis plants also like to grow freely on neighbouring plants. You can prune it in June down to 1m (3ft). Do not overwater, as stagnant water can promote fungal disease at the base of the plants. 

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
Type of support Arch, Pergola, Tree, Trellis

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Free-standing, Container, Climbing
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, fertile, deep and well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Remove dead or damaged stems at the end of winter or after flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time June
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Average
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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