Looks superficially like sweet autumn clematis (C. paniculata). Fragrant, too, and flowers heavily. Flowering begins in July and can cont...Read Moreinue into fall. But it's two zones hardier.
Its habit is light and open, not heavy and smothering like sweet autumn clematis. This makes it suitable for growing on large shrubs and small trees.
Unlike sweet autumn clematis, this is not invasive and does not self-sow.
In the US, this is generally sold under the trade name "Summer Snow".
'Paul Farges' was one of over a hundred clematis hybrids produced in the 1960s and 1970s by A.N. Volosenko-Valenis & Margarita A. Beskaravainaya at the Nikitsky State Botanical Garden, in what is now the Ukraine.
According to the International Clematis society, this is actually a hybrid between C. fargesii and C. vitalba. http://www.clematisinternational.com/page33.html
Looks superficially like sweet autumn clematis (C. paniculata). Fragrant, too, and flowers heavily. Flowering begins in July and can cont...Read More