Expect month of flowers with Empress Clematis! Large single petals purple with light pink stripes are the background for a showy purple puff. You get the large flowers of single flowers with the showiness of a double flowering type. Flowers begin in late spring and bloom in almost nonstop through fall. This remarkable Clematis is one for the ages, tough, reliable and gorgeous.

Plant in rich soil or soil that has been amended with organic matter. This Clematis prefers full sun to light shade. For best results keep consistently watered, especially during blooming.

Group 2 Pruning—Early to midseason flowering selections and rebloomers. This group blooms in early summer, with the first flush of flowers appearing on the previous year’s growth. This is followed by a second flush flowers appearing on the new growth. These flowers will likely be smaller than the first ones and flowers that were double the first time may be single the second time.

The time to prune this group is in late winter or early spring. Dead and weak shoots should be removed. Check stems from the top down until you see a pair of healthy buds, prune just above them, removing damaged or weak growth above. Avoid heavy pruning or flowers will be lost.

Then prune again after the first flush of flowers. To encourage a second flush of flowers later in the season prune back some stems by cutting to large buds or a strong side shoot immediately below the blooms.

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