In midsummer, large, lacy heads of hydrangea-like flowers form along this cultivarÆs self-adhering stems, offering a moonlit display. With lovely pewter mottling on each heart-shaped leaf, this rarity is perfect for illuminating shadowy, difficult sites. Easily covers walls on the north side of the home or trunks of large trees.

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.

Dinnerplate sized clusters of pinkish-white flowers, up to 10 inches in diameter appear in midsummer, emitting a faint sweet fragrance. Each bloom is surrounded by tear-shaped bracts of rose-pink, intensifying to rose-red as the season progresses. This rare, self-clinging deciduous vine is well-suited for partial to fully shaded sites in your garden.

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.

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.

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.