Princess Diana Clematis – 1 Gallon Pot

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A hybrid cross between Clematis texensis and Clematis ‘Bees Jubilee’, and named in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Princess Diana Clematis features a profusion of beautiful, tulip-shaped flowers with deep reddish pink petals having soft pink margins. Cute cream yellow stamens poke out from the center. The bloom occurs from early summer to early fall. The flowers are followed by attractive silky seed heads. Pinnately trifoliolate medium green foliage serves as an excellent backdrop for the flowers. At 6 to 8 feet tall it will quickly cover a trellis, fence, mailbox lamp post, rail, obelisk or other structure. If left to meander along the ground, Princess Diana makes an attractive ground cover or filler around shrubs, or as a companion for climbing roses and small trees. Easy to grow, nothing seems to discourage this beautiful flowering vine, even clay soils and blazing sun or part shade.

Growing up to 8 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide, the Princess of Diana Clematis can be grown as a climbing vine to cover trellises and obelisks, fences and rails, posts and poles and other structures up to 8 feet or so in height. It can also be grown as a groundcover around large shrubs such as Hydrangeas. Excellent for use to climb small trees and the perfect companion for climbing roses. A fine addition to Clematis gardens, pink themed gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing:  3 to 4 feet apart for covering a fence

Princess Diana Clematis is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Clematis tend to like sun on their vines and shade on their roots to keep them cooler. So we always plant a groundcover or flowers around the base of the vine to meet this preference. 

Note: All clematis prefer to be planted so that the crown of the plant, where its stem(s) emerge from the soil in which it was grown, is at least 3 to 4 inches below the soil level.