Clematis ‘My Angel’

Hardy, Vigorous Clematis Bears Showy Fruitheads and Unusual Flower Color.

Petals of purplish-red and yellow-orange with cream edges bloom from June through September.

Clematis tangutica My Angel boasts not one but two amazing features; highly unusual flower coloration; and showy plumed fruitheads! This hardy, vigorous climber sports 3/4-inch nodding flowers with petals of purplish-red on the outside, yellow-orange on the inside, and cream around the edges. Blooms begin in June and last through September, followed by wispy, elegant silvery fruitheads freely borne among the disease- and pollution-tolerant foliage.

This new Dutch hybrid was developed by Wim Snoeijer from C. intricata x C orientalis. My Angel is a Wayside Mail Order Exclusive and a 1998 Boskoop Award Winner.

Growing 9 to 10 feet tall per season, with a 15- to 20-foot spread, it should be pruned to 1 foot the first year then to just above the previous year’s growth thereafter. Full sun to light shade with protection for the roots. Zones 4-9.