Description
CLEMATIS ‘Ville de Lyon’ is a classic late large‑flowered cultivar, admired for its vivid carmine‑red blooms that deepen towards the petal edges. Flowers reach up to 13cm across, each with a glowing, almost opalescent sheen and contrasting yellow anthers. This rich colour holds well through midsummer, making the plant a standout choice for adding drama and warmth to vertical structures such as fences, arches, pergolas, obelisks and mature shrubs.
‘Ville de Lyon’ flowers on new season’s growth. It performs strongly in full sun or partial shade and is especially effective when grown through evergreen shrubs, where its vibrant flowers contrast beautifully with darker foliage. Its vigorous habit and long flowering window make it a favourite for cottage gardens, wildlife borders and mixed perennial schemes.
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: Bright carmine‑red with darker edges; yellow anthers.
Foliage: Mid‑green, deciduous leaves.
Flowering period: Midsummer into early autumn (late large‑flowered, Group 3).
Height: Up-to 400cm at maturity.
Spread: Up-to 100cm 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.
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit for reliability, ornamental value, and strong garden performance.
Planting & Care:
Prefers full sun or 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 3 pruning guide.
Ideal for containers, covering fences, pergolas, arches, and Pollinator/Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
CLEMATIS ‘Ville de Lyon’ 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.
