Clematis Success Magenta

Clematis Success Magenta is a new variety of clematis with large flowers obtained in France by Bernard Travers. This compact climber generously blooms from April to October almost continuously and throughout its height, with wide, vibrant deep pink-red flowers enhanced by a heart of lemon-yellow stamens fading into cream-yellow. In the ground or in a container, this elegant and original variety will dress up fences, small trees, arches, and trellises.

Clematis belong to the ranunculaceae family. They are found in both hemispheres, particularly in Europe, the Himalayas, China, Australia and North and Central America. 'Success Magenta' is a perennial and hardy, semi-woody climbing plant that will reach about 2m (7ft) high, with a minimum spread of 1m (3ft).

Clematis Success Magenta bears flowers with eight petals, measuring 10 to 15cm (4 to 6in) in diameter on the previous year's wood from April to June, and then in successive waves on the current year's shoots, from summer to autumn. The flowers are solitary or grouped in clusters and particularly abundant. They are upright and have solid-coloured petals, somewhere between bright red and magenta pink, surrounding a cluster of lemon-yellow stamens that form a large button in the centre of the corolla. The flowers are followed by decorative, feathery, silver-grey seed heads that persist until winter. The pinnate leaves with ovate leaflets are smooth and medium green. This clematis clings to its support or host plant through petioles transformed into tendrils.

Plant clematis alongside your climbing roses or vines to extend the flowering of your walls and pergolas until the end of summer. This is a diverse genus with varieties of all colours, shapes, and sizes. Take advantage of their easy cultivation to give your garden a romantic and bohemian touch. 'Success Magenta' loves to weave through bushes and performs very well in a large pot.

Tips: Avoid excessive fertiliser application that can stimulate foliage at the expense of flowers. Do not mulch, to avoid excessive moisture that promotes clematis wilt.