Description
CLEMATIS ‘Florida Flore Pleno’ (often listed as *Clematis florida var. flore-pleno ‘Plena’) is one of the most distinctive clematis varieties you can grow. The flowers are beautifully intricate fully double, creamy green-white, and packed with layers of narrow, pointed tepals that give them a lantern-like, almost antique look. They appear from summer into early autumn, bringing a long season of elegant colour and texture.
This cultivar is ideal for gardeners who want something unusual but not overpowering. It climbs lightly, with slender stems and semi-evergreen to deciduous foliage depending on the winter. Because the stems are fine, it’s often happiest when trained through a wall shrub, trellis, or grown in a container where its delicate flowers can be appreciated up close.
Key Features:
Propagation method: Vegetative soft-wood cuttings.
Substrate: Jiffy peat-free propagation Mix.
Plug Size: 3.5cm.
Production system: Grown without artificial light or heating for hardened plants.
Flowers: Creamy green-white, Multi-layered, double blooms.
Foliage: Glossy green; may bronze slightly in winter.
Flowering period: Summer to early autumn.
Height: Up-to 400cm at maturity.
Spread: Up-to 150cm at maturity.
Hardiness: Hardy in most UK regions.
Pollinator value: Highly attractive to bees and beneficial insects.
Sensory value: Ideal for SEND gardens and therapeutic planting schemes.
Ecological impact: Grown in peat-free substrate with no artificial inputs, pollinator and wildlife-friendly.
Planting & Care:
Prefers light shade & moist but well-drained alkaline to neutral soils.
Mulch in autumn to protect roots in colder climates.
Prune to maintain shape and encourage bushiness as per RHS’s Group 2 pruning guide.
Ideal for containers, covering fences, pergolas, arches, and Pollinator/Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
CLEMATIS ‘Florida Flore Pleno’ are supplied as strong, well-rooted, hardy plug plants ready for potting into pots up-to 2lt formats.
Ideal for nursery, and wholesale formats and performs well in peat-free and organic programs.
Suitable for wildlife-friendly, and sustainable product ranges.
