NEW for 2024!
Delightfully elegant star-shaped pure white flowers have a lightly textured surface and striking red anthers at their centre. An exceptionally long flowering cultivar.
This exceptional new clematis has a habit of holding onto it's flower buds a long time before they fully open. They stand prominent and very upright on the plant and are said to have the shape of a champagne flute, hence this is where the plant got that part of it's name.
The Guernsey part of the name is reference to the variety being one of the first varieties to come out of Raymond J Evison’s new breeding programme, at The Guernsey Clematis Nursery.
Cultivation Advice.
Large flowered clematis prefer a good quality soil with high nutrient levels and a soil which is moist but free-draining. Improve planting holes with at least 2 forkfuls of well rotted manure or garden compost and if you don't have these use a 'Soil Improver' compost. The Improvement material added should be placed under the root of the plant not around it. This encourages the roots to grow downwards and remain deep and cool during summer. If your clematis flowers in May-June(late spring), cut the dead flower heads when they have finished to encourage a second set of flowers to be produced in the late summer and autumn. Be prepared to wait for a couple of years before they will be at their best - Our saying is - 1st year = Roots, 2nd year = Shoots, 3rd year = Flowers!
Delivery from £7.99 and most customers never pay over £9.99!
We offer a year-round Mail Order and Delivery service (subject to weather and availability). We do not dispatch small or young plants, but send our mature plants in 3 litre pots anywhere in the United Kingdom and Europe.
We dispatch Monday to Thursday each week so usually your order will be dispatched within 1-2 days of ordering, however during busy periods this can be expected to increase. Any significant delays will be notified by email and posted on the website.
Orders made after midday Thursday are usually dispatched on the following Monday.
We use DHL for all our deliveries. To get the most out of the delivery service download the DHL App. Find out more here - DHL APP.
To see our last dispatch date before Christmas - please Click Here
Instructions to Nursery - At the checkout stage you are able to add an instruction to the nursery such as, 'Please avoid March 20th - 25th' or 'Away in June'.
Instructions to courier - Please give us details of a safe place where the parcel can be left (Please note - this is at the customer's risk). If no instructions to leave the parcel are given and there is no one to sign for it, then our carrier will try to deliver the following day.
Please provide your mobile number or email address and our carrier will tell you the hour your delivery will be made within and if it is not convenient you will be able to re-arrange the delivery directly with them.
UK Delivery Charges
Area | Post Codes | Number of Plants | | |
Standard postal area | Any not listed below | 1-4 £7.99 | 5 + £9.99 | N/A |
Isle of Wight Scilly Isles (2 Day Service) | PO30-41 TR21-25 | 1-8 £12.99 | 9-12 £16.99 | 13+ £20.99 |
Scottish Highlands & Islands Isle of Man Channel Islands (2 Day Service) | AB 31-38 & 40-56 HS; IV KA 27-28 KW PA 20-38; 41-49 & 60-78 PH 4-44 & 49-50 ZE; IM; GY; JE | 1-4 £12.99 | 5-8 £18.99 | 9+ £24.99 |
Export to Northern Ireland and outside the UK
We no longer offer to export to Northern Ireland or outside the United Kingdom and are sorry for any disappointment this has caused.
Click & Collect
Although we do not open on a regular basis, we are delighted to offer a Click & Collect option for you to collect your orders from our Rails End Nursery location in Worcestershire.
While we get to grips with this new offering we will have to restrict the collection day to a Friday only between 10:00 & 3PM with the hope of expanding that at a later date if we feel it is possible.
Make your online order, checkout and pay online just as if it was a delivery order but of course select Click & Collect instead of a shipping method.
Because we are predominantly a mail order business, our systems are automated and much of the terminology revolves around the kinds of terms used in mail order, so please forgive us for this.
You will receive the following automated emails after making your order.
1. Order acknowledgement. - Full details of your order.
2. Order Status Update - Pending - meaning your order is received into our order processing system
3. Order Status Update - Processing - meaning we are picking and cleaning your plants
4. Order Status Update - Dispatched - in the case of Collection orders, your plants are almost ready for you to pick up.
5. Order Status Update - Completed - your plants are ready for you to pick up on the next Friday.
You can collect from our new location at:
Rails End Nursery
Back Lane
Ashton-Under-Hill
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 7RG
At Thorncroft the quality of our clematis plants is very important to us and we will not compromise on keeping up the high standards our customers have come to expect.
We supply plants mostly in a 3 litre container, growing on a 3 foot (1 meter) bamboo cane support, occasionally a 2 litre pot is sufficient to ensure a quality plant is produced. Your clematis can not always be delivered in full flower, however we will aim to send you the most advanced plant for you so that you get the best display possible in the first year of our plants being in your garden.
Chelsea Chop - Also from time to time we will need to prune plants back to keep them tidy on their cane. While every effort is made to only supply plants in full leaf we may on occasions send plants that have been recently pruned or had leaves removed and will include notes to explain why this has been done. It's known as the 'Chelsea Chop' and is commonly seen in late May and June.
Please keep in mind that some of the more specialist clematis have different habits, so these standards can vary depending on the type you are buying but it gives you a good guide on what to expect.
From the very outset, the Thorncroft philosophy is to provide a clematis which will thrive for the customer in their garden but also to provide the expert knowledge that we have gained over the years to help advise you which clematis are the best.
We have been sending plants by mail order to customers all over the world and have build up a good knowledge of which plants perform best in various parts of the globe. We also value your experience and if would like to tell us about which clematis you grow in your country, please do, it will allow us to continue learning
Excellent service and healthy looking plant 07 August 2024 | Margaret
Fantastic customer service. Plant well boxed and very healthy looking when opened.
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25 July 2024 | Robert
an excellent plant supplied full of beautiful flowers
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04 July 2024 | Andrew
We asked that delivery be deferred, giving a date when we'd be back from holiday which was done.
Our Clematis arrived as described, a healthy plant ready to be planted out after the suggested soak in water. The plant has progressed to flowering and we're looking forward to seeing how it will develop.
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Lovely plants, in great condition 03 July 2024 | Sharon
We had set our hearts on the Guernsey Flute clematis as it seemd perfect for us. Finding them at Thorncroft we checked out their reviews and decided to go ahead, and it was an excellent choice. The plants arrived in really good condition , very well packaged and have already grown vigourously and healthily. We have been in touch with Pete and he seems genuinely wanting to look after his customers, and that scores highly in our book.
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13 June 2024 | Jan
Highly recommend this company for excellent service and good quality plants 👍
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17 May 2024 | Stephen
Excellent product, arrived well packed and protected, fast delivery and information about the state of our order constantly updated. Fist class supplier to deal with. Many Thanks. S. Taylor.
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13 May 2024 | Teresa
Had to wait a while but was well
Worth it! Package beautifully and a lovely healthy plant!
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13 May 2024 | Suneith
I was regularly kept up to date of the impending arrival of this plant and when it did arrive I was very pleasantly surprised to receive a well packaged mature plant ready to flower. The very compressive planting and management information is very helpful and the Clematis has responded well to its new home. The flowers are now out and are everything I hoped for. Looking forward to many years of successful growing. Its good when something like this goes so well. Thank you
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13 May 2024 | Pauline
After watching a program on tv Gurnsey flute clematis was introduced as new this year it sounded so lovely I just had to have one so I ordered one from Thorncroft Clematis and when it arrived I was not Disappointed it was a very healthy specimen with 4 buds waiting to open I can't wait for the buds to open and would recommend Thorncroft and Gurnsey flute for sure.
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13 May 2024 | Robert
having ordered plants online b4 was a little sceptical waiting for plant to arrive. but what a lovely surprise when my order arrived. it was packed really well and in suburb condition. plant was also large and healthy would recomend supplier and will ve using again
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