‘H. F. Young’ Clematis

Clematis ‘H. F. Young’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Flowering Vine

Height or Length at Maturity: 8-10′

Width at Maturity: 4-6′
Spacing: 4-5′ apart to cover fences and walls

Growth Habit / Form: Climbing, Twining

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Light Blue to Lavender-Blue with Creamy White stamens
Flower Type: Single

Flower Size: Enormous 7-9″ flowers!
Flowering Period: Late Spring to Early Summer and again in late Summer well into Fall

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt

Soil Drainage: Moist but Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

Pruning Group: 2

Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

All of our 1 gallon pot Clematis vines are 2 year old plants on a trellis

One of the most stunning Clematis in our gardens, and winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society, ‘H. F. Young’ will not go unnoticed with it’s abundant display of enormous, dinner plate sized star-shaped flowers up to 9 inches across in shades of light to lavender blue with an alabaster to sifter blue midrib on each petal. The overlapping petals surround prominent creamy white and yellow anthers. Absolutely breathtaking in bloom. The first bloom cycle occurs in late spring to early summer and is followed by a second show of flowers in late summer to early fall. At 8 to 10 feet tall, H. F Young is ideal for growing on arches, fences, rails, trellises, obelisks and posts.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Climbing 8 to 10 feet in height with a spread of 4 to 6 feet, the H. F. Young Clematis is ideal for growing on fences, trellises, arches, tall obelisks, poles, lamp posts and other structures that its vines can twine around. Can also be grown in pots, planters and other containers for situating on patios, decks, porches and around other outdoor living spaces where the amazing flowers can be viewed and enjoyed from close up. A fine addition to Clematis gardens, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, and blue theme gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 4 to 5 feet apart to cover fences, trellises, and walls

Growing Preferences

The H. F. Young is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. We suggest a minimum of 4 hours direct sunlight per day for best flowering and overall performance. Though it tolerates dry periods when established, it will appreciate an occasional watering in prolonged periods of dry weather. See pruning instructions just below.

Clematis Pruning Group 2

Clematis in Group 2 consist of all the early, large-flowered hybrid clematis that bloom in late spring or early summer and maybe again in late summer. Clematis in this group should be pruned lightly in late winter or early spring. Pruning consists of removing weak and crossing shoots then thinning down the plant to a structure of evenly spaced one and two year old stems. Cut each old stem just above a pair of healthy buds. Plants in this group have the tendency to become bare at the base as they mature. You can under-plant with small shrubs or perennials to help conceal the bare stems. Alternatively, you can often force a flush of new growth from the base by cutting the vine back to 18 inches immediately after the flush of bloom.

An alternate method of pruning Group 2 clematis is to prune only every three or four years. In this case, the clematis should be pruned as described for Group 3 Clematis. This will produce a weak first flush of flowers in the summer after pruning.

Helpful Articles

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This clematis arrived very healthy-looking and it was packed well–so well, that I must say that I found it quite difficult to unpack. Also, I would like to offer a suggestion to mark the outside of the box “Top” and “Bottom” when mailing/packing your plants, etc., which would be very helpful! Otherwise, I’m very happy with this pretty clematis, and it is already blooming!—————————————————Thanks for the awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG