Attractive to Bees

There are always lots of bees and insects around the nursery and here we have compiled a list of those clematis & climbers which are most attractive to them. We all know how important bees are for us and the eco-system so with these plants we can support wildlife and enjoy the garden too. 

Bees visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen, which they use as food for themselves and the larvae in their hives or nests. By moving from flower to flower, they are vital pollinators of many garden and wild flowers. Insect pollination is essential for the cropping of most fruits and some vegetables.

Thanks must go to Wim Snoeijer for his help in refining this list.

To find out much more about how important Bees are to our lives, you can visit an interesting website on the different types of bees in the UK. www.beelife.org

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Ceanothus Concha

Californian lilac. The dense, evergreen plant you see in late April/May full of rich blue spherical flowers. Classed as a wall-shrub, these plants give you excellent value for money. Easy to grow, light shade or full sun in all but waterlogged soil.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£18.00
Ceanothus Puget Blue

Produces conical, deep blue flower heads, smothering the foliage to create a stunning, hazy effect in mid-spring. This spreading, evergreen shrub is an arresting sight, smothered in dense clusters of dark blue flowers.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£18.00
Ceanothus Skylark
Ceanothus Skylark

Californian lilac. The dense, evergreen plant you see in late April/May full of mid to rich blue spherical flowers. Classed as a wall-shrub, these plants give you excellent value for money. Easy to grow, light shade or full sun in all but waterlogged soil.

£18.00
Clematis Alba (integrifolia)

Dainty nodding bell-shaped flowers of pure white have an occasional hint of blue at the base of the tepals and a sweet scent. A reliable performer and excellent herbaceous clematis.

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Clematis Alba (montana var. montana)

Simple white star-shaped flowers of creamy white have creamy-yellow stamens and are produced in incredible profusion. This delightful montana has a bright green foliage which shows the flowers off beautifully.

£18.00
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Clematis Alionushka

clematis Alionushka has beautiful deep mauve-pink nodding bell-shaped flowers which are produced in huge abundance through the summer to autumn months.

Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£19.95
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Clematis Andante

The very deep mauvish-pink nodding bell-shaped flowers have light pink margins to their twisted tepals. A prolific and easy to grow form of the herbaceous integrifolia family.

£18.00
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Clematis Anita

The pretty creamy-yellow nodding buds open to pure white outward-facing flowers. This lovely clematis can be light  pruned depending on the area needing to be covered.
Also known as clematis tangutica 'Anita'.

£19.95
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Clematis Apple Blossom

Clusters of deep pink flower buds open to pinky-white flowers, with a good perfume. A superb evergreen climber that requires free draining soil. 

Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

 

£25.50
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Clematis Arabella

clematis Arabella has mid mauvy-blue flowers with a hint of a rose pink bar when first open. 
A long standing favourite of our family and one that has done really well in our garden. 
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£19.95
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Clematis armandii

The clusters of white star-like flowers have a good perfume. A superb evergreen climber that requires free draining soil, sunny aspect to enhance perfume.

£25.50
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Clematis Betty Corning

Pretty pale bluey-mauve nodding bell-shaped flowers, whose pointed tips open and twist slightly to reveal a deeper bluey-mauve and textured inside. The delicate perfume is more noticeable when planted in the sun.

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Clematis Bill MacKenzie

Its bright yellow nodding, lantern-shaped flowers have distinctive dark reddish-brown stamens that leave wonderful silky seed-heads. Excellent for late flowers.
Also known as clematis orientalis 'Bill Mackenzie'.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£19.95
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Clematis Blue Dwarf

Clusters of pretty silvery-blue hyacinth shaped flowers with glaucous foliage and makes an excellent 'front of border' plant. This clump-forming clematis has erect woody stems and requires free draining soil.

£19.95
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Clematis BLUE PIROUETTE 'Zobluepi'

The pretty violet-blue flowers have four long twisted tepals. A very pretty and free flowering clematis which is also good as a cut flower.

£19.95
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Clematis BLUE RIVER 'Zoblueriver'

Highly praised by Gardening Which? in 2010. Clematis Blue River has beautiful bluish-lilac star-shaped flowers which have a deeper lilac bar and are produced in abundance.
A popular plant with flower arrangers because the flowers last well in water.

£19.95
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Clematis BURNING LOVE Vitiwester

The glorious vibrant red flowers have a textured surface and gently re-curved, twisted tips. Their distinctive crown of contrasting yellow stamens adds to the attraction of this outstanding performer. 

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Clematis Cassandra

The clusters of rich deep blue hyacinth shaped flowers are strongly scented. A favourite in our garden. This clump-forming clematis has erect woody stems and requires free draining soil.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£19.95
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Clematis Early Sensation

Clematis Early Sensation has 'female' flowers that are greeny-cream on opening, maturing to pure white. Grow near 'Avalanche' or 'Joe' to get amazing seed-heads!
Received a Top Award in a Popular Garden Magazine Dec 2020.

£21.00
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Clematis Elizabeth

The pale pink flowers have a pretty satin sheen and a lovely vanilla perfume. Over the years this has proven to be one of the most popular montana's. Grow in a sunny position to enhance the perfume.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

£18.00
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Clematis Etoile de Malicorne

Clematis Etoile de Malicorne has large regal flowers of mid purply-blue have a strong purply-red bar down the centre. An old cultivar that still performs well in the garden

£18.00
Clematis Etoile Rose

The delightful semi-nodding bell-shaped flowers are rich deep pink, merging to light mauve-pink margins and recurved tips. A wonderful sight cascading over our arch. Formerly known as texensis 'Etoile Rose'. 

£19.95
Clematis Fascination

The glossy dark violet-blue nodding bell-shaped flowers have paler margins. clematis Fascination has a subtle spicy scent when grown in sun.

£19.95
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Clematis Fragrant Oberon

This variety is extremely scarce and currently not available in the UK. Click the plant image see the 'Related Products' below for recommended alternatives.
Greeny-cream star-shaped 'male' flowers have a pale primrose anthers and a strong citrus perfume. A superb evergreen scrambler that can

£21.00
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