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Latin Name: Clematis 'Princess Diana'
Common Name: 'Princess Diana' Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Clematis Group: Texensis
Vining technique: twining and leaf petiole tendrils
Native range: species—Texas
Introduced: 1984 by Berry Fretwell, Peveril Nursery, Devon, England. Cross between Clematis texensis and Clematis 'Bees Jubilee'. Originally named 'The Princess of Wales' but that caused confusion with an older Jackman cultivar so the name was changed.
Sun/Shade: sun, tolerates part shade
Height: 8' × 3'
Zones: 4-10
Flower: Fuchsia-red; on opening, the pointed-tipped gently recurved tepals spread outwards revealing the inner side that is pale pink at margins and vividly pink along the midrib. Contrasting yellow anthers. Trumpet- or tulip-shaped. June to September. 1"-2".
Leaves: pinnately trifoliate
Fruit: Achene
Seed heads: ornamental
Prune: blooms on new wood, prune hard Feb.-March
Notes: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, 2002
Where to find Clematis 'Princess Diana':
Common Name: 'Princess Diana' Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Clematis Group: Texensis
Vining technique: twining and leaf petiole tendrils
Native range: species—Texas
Introduced: 1984 by Berry Fretwell, Peveril Nursery, Devon, England. Cross between Clematis texensis and Clematis 'Bees Jubilee'. Originally named 'The Princess of Wales' but that caused confusion with an older Jackman cultivar so the name was changed.
Sun/Shade: sun, tolerates part shade
Height: 8' × 3'
Zones: 4-10
Flower: Fuchsia-red; on opening, the pointed-tipped gently recurved tepals spread outwards revealing the inner side that is pale pink at margins and vividly pink along the midrib. Contrasting yellow anthers. Trumpet- or tulip-shaped. June to September. 1"-2".
Leaves: pinnately trifoliate
Fruit: Achene
Seed heads: ornamental
Prune: blooms on new wood, prune hard Feb.-March
Notes: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, 2002
Where to find Clematis 'Princess Diana':
