Shade Tolerant

The purest, clearest 'true blue' clematis there is, its glorious flowers have contrasting pale yellow stamens. A very compact, free-flowering climber, perfect for pots and an extremely good candidate for a north wall.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

These elegant, almost transparent pure white flowers have a beautiful satin sheen and contrasting reddy-brown stamens. One of my favourites!

The elegant white star-shaped blooms have the palest bluey-mauve very ruffled margins. Absolutely gorgeous!
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden

The rounded creamy-white blooms have a primrose-yellow bar when first open. Particularly good for a shady aspect and will benefit from dead-heading.

The classic star-shaped blooms are mid mauvy-blue when first open, paling to a lovely 'Wedgwood Blue' as they mature. Its contrasting pale yellow stamens add to its charm.

The dainty semi-nodding flowers are slightly greeny-cream when first open and mature to almost pure white. The variety was discovered in Hagelby Park, Stockholm, and introduced in 1998 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Swedish Clematis Society.

The lovely shell pink star-shaped blooms have a deeper rose-pink bar when first open, they mature to pale mauve-pink. An old favourite of ours which is perfect in a shady position.

This striking clematis has vivid purply-red bars merging to light pinky-mauve undulating margins and a prominent crown of contrasting stamens.

Dainty white flowers have a mid-pink margin, purple anthers and are borne in great abundance. Magnificent grown with 'Walenburg'.

Clematis ICE BLUE has magnificent bluish-white flowers with a mauve-blue bar when first open, the later blooms are almost white. The depth of the 'blue' colouration can vary depending on the aspect, weather and soil.

His regal looking blooms have pale grey-blue margins that merge to a white bar and are offset by a crown of wine-red stamens. The early blooms are occasionally semi-double.

Named after the Polish Pope. The pearly pinkish-white blooms have a deeper pink bar which fades as the blooms mature. Hard pruning will delay flowering until autumn.

The pretty white flowers are deeply textured and have a wonderful satin sheen. This popular clematis is perfect to brighten any dull spot in your garden and excellent for a long summer and autumn flowering period.

Clematis JULIANE has very pretty pure white flowers that have a cupped shape when first opening and a very rounded tip. White filaments are tipped with reddy-brown anthers.

The dainty bluey-purple nodding bell-shaped flowers have a white star on the interior and are perfect for that 'cottage garden' look. Clematis 'Little Bas' was raised in Holland on the nursery of J van Zoest and named after their youngest son.

The dainty semi-nodding flowers have white bars and pale mauve-pink margins. Despite its delicate appearance it is an exceptionally 'good-doer' and an excellent garden plant. Another one of Peter's many favourites!

Clematis 'Margot Koster' is a lovely old clematis which has irregular, somewhat 'dishevelled-looking' flowers of deep mauve-pink, which nevertheless are extremely attractive!  An excellent companion plant, it grows very well with other climbers and though shrub roses.

The beautiful upward-facing blooms open creamy-white, turning to pure white as they mature and have golden stamens. A beautiful old cultivar from the early 1900's. 
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

The outstanding pale mauve-pink blooms have light cerise-pink bars and elegant dark red stamens. An old favourite that is perfect for a north wall or to brighten a dull corner.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit

These elegant pinky-white satin-like blooms are outlined around their margins & tips by rich raspberry-pink. This deep colouring covers the whole of their reverse. A crown of raspberry-red stamens completes this fabulous picture.

This appropriately named eye-catching clematis has light mauvy-pink wavy margins and vibrant deep pink bars. Wow! A very compact, free-flowering climber perfect for a pot!

Clematis patens 'Manshuu Ki' ('Wadas Primrose') When first open the gorgeous primrose-yellow blooms have slightly deeper bars which fade as the flowers mature to pale cream. Its elegant crown of yellow stamens add to its beauty. Lovely!

Pretty and striking flowers of white have a deep purple margin maturing to pale violet purple, borne in great abundance on this strong growing hardy clematis. A wonderful introduction from J van Zoest nursery Holland and introduced to the UK by Thorncroft Clematis at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2017

The pale pink semi-double bell-shaped flowers have deep rose pink at the base of the tepals which also runs through the veins. Clematis Pink Flamingo is a variety that has been around for many years, standing the test of time and delighting gardeners every spring.