Multi Blue Clematis delights us with very double dark blue to purple 4-5” flowers. Blooms late spring to early summer and again late summer into fall, but always double flowers. Considered one of the best double flowering Clematis! Remove dead wood in spring. Blooms on both old and new wood. Best in light shade.

Plant in light shade, dappled light, or an area that gets morning sun and afternoon shade. Plant in soil that has been amended with compost or other organic matter. Adding a starter fertilizer or applying a light application of liquid fertilizer at planting will encourage faster root growth.

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.