At nearly 5 inches across, these incredible bi-colored flowers make their debut as light red, then change to fuchsia, before finally settling on fuchsia with light pink banding on the edges. Erupts in bloom early, and repeats throughout the summer.

Fountain-like buttons burst from the center of huge 4-5 inch lilac blue flowers. The display begins in early summer and runs right through fall. Classified as a ærebloomerÆ, the flowers offer encore after encore, so there's no rest period between the waves of bloom. Like most Clematis, it prefers its roots to be cool, its tops warm. Be sure to keep soil evenly moist and top-dressed with a generous blanket of mulch.

A serendipitous discovery by English Clematis expert Raymond J. Evison. He happened upon this singular beauty in a market in London in the 1980s. Seeing its uniqueness at once, he developed it into the garden-worthy masterpiece it assuredly is. Sporting an elaborate form and unusual coloring, each bloom begins as a compressed ball of thin petals before bursting and fluffing into a gigantic pom-pom in swirling tones of pink, green and ivory. Given more sun, the color tends to wander towards lilac pink. A rare, lovely and surprising specimen, like something out of a Victorian fairy tale.

One of the finest sky-blue clematis flowers available. Large, 4-inch single flowers cover this hardy vine continuously through September. Petals are recurved for an unusual, but magnificent ballooned-effect throughout the season. The prestigious Royal Horticultural Society awarded æPerle dÆ AzurÆ its gold medal of merit.

An ode to the glow of moonlight. Prolific clematis breeder Raymond J. Evison has created a compact, free-flowering vine covered with huge six-to-seven-inch flowers. The distinctly-crinkled white bracts are suffused with lilac that darkens toward the wavy edges. The dark central array of anthers adds dramatic contrast. Blooms in June and July, with a second flush of efflorescence in late August. Weave through shrubs or on a trellis or fence in partially shaded places where its subtle flower color remains most intense

æMayleenÆ erupts into bloom in early March with billowing clouds of vanilla fragrance borne by hundreds of 3-inch soft pink flowers. The flowers and fragrance continue through May when the plant takes on a bronzy new growth that gradually transitions to a deep green. Prune only after flowering.