Sarah Elizabeth Clematis – 1 Gallon Pot

Growth Habit / Form:  Compact, Climbing, Dense, Twining

Growth Rate:  Moderate to Fast

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Flower Color:  Glowing Bubblegum-Pink with Burgundy Stamens
Flower Type:  Single, star-shaped

Flower Size:  5″
Flowering Period:  Late Spring to Early Summer reblooming in Late Summer to Early Fall

Sun Needs:  Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun

Water Needs:  Average

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Sarah Elizabeth Clematis is in pruning group 3, which consists of late-flowering species that bloom from mid-summer into fall. This group flowers on the last 2 to 3 feet of the current season’s growth (new wood). They are easy to prune because you do not need to maintain any old wood. In February or March, cut each stem to a height of 1 or 2 feet above the ground. Always make sure to leave two good buds below where you make your cut. New growth will emerge from these buds to produce the current seasons vines and blooms. Although on some varieties you will be removing some green stems and buds, this treatment keeps these vigorous growers in bounds. If not pruned, these vines will quickly become a mass of old diseased woody stems producing very few flowers.