Clematis fusca

Clematis fusca is a small-growing botanical variety, rare, very original and surprising, with summer bell-shaped flowers,  fleshy and covered in silky hairs, they are brown-purple, a particularly exotic colour. This Asian herbaceous species disappears in winter, only to reappear in spring from its stump. Planted in partial shade, it can be trained on a support or left to grow freely on the ground. It is perfectly  suited for container gardening.

Clematis fusca is a botanical species native to temperate and northern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and Russia), belonging to the family of ranunculaceae. Clematis are climbers and attach themselves to their support through petioles transformed into tendrils. This magnificent species has medium green foliage, compound and ovate leaflets, slightly acuminate. The entire plant is deciduous, with the stems drying almost completely in winter, and it re-emerges from the stump in spring, producing new branches and quickly reaching a height of 1.5 to 2 meters (5 to 7 feet), with a spread of about one meter. This very original variety exhibits beautiful solitary flowers from June to September, in the form of small pendant bells, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 cm (1in) in diameter. They are composed of 4 fleshy tepals, brown-red to brown-violet, covered on the outside with short hairs, lined on the inside with a silky white membrane and equipped with creamy yellow stamens.

Herbaceous Clematis with summer flowering, climbing without ever being invasive or cumbersome, easy to grow, can be staged in a thousand and one ways. Iconic and essential plants in English gardens, Clematis undoubtedly bring a romantic, natural, and wild touch to the garden. Fusca also has a certain exotic charm. Undoubtedly ideal for adorning and enhancing walls, trellises, pergolas, arches, fences... this species is particularly suitable for container gardening to liven up a balcony, terrace, or patio. It is advisable to avoid excessively hot locations, both in pots and in the ground. This Clematis will be beautiful when associated with a Polyantha Rose, a Japanese Maple, a Leucothoe, a Flowering Cherry, an Althea, a Wisteria, or a Virginia Sweetspire. Medium-height perennials will shade its base, such as a Hardy Geranium, a Daylily, a Hellebore, an Iris, or a Heuchera. Opting for species with white foliage or flowering will enhance the brown-violet flowering of this Clematis.