Clematis 'Alba Plena' 小绿

🌹Product Details
📛 Name: Clematis 'Alba Plena' / 小绿 / 白万重 / シロマンエ / 绿玉 /  Shiroman’e
🇳🇱 Origin: Premium Japanese Selection
🌿 Class: Clematis (Florida Group / Group 3)
🌴 Height: 6 – 8 ft / 180 – 240 cm
🌺 Flower Size: 3" - 4" / 7 - 10 cm
🎨 Color: Creamy pistachio-green in bud, opening to fully double ivory-white pom-poms
👃 Fragrance: None. Visually breathtaking with long-lasting floral form.
🌸 Bloom Period: Early Summer to Late Autumn (Continuous blooming throughout warm months)
🌟 Group: フロリダ系 (Florida Group) - Group 3 (Late Flowering)
✂️ Pruning: III - Hard Pruning (Cut back severely in early spring to encourage vigorous new growth)
🌤️ Best Feature: Long Bloom Season
☃️ Hardiness Zones: 6 - 9 (Down to -23°C / -10°F)
☀️ Sunlight: Full sun to Partial shade (☀️/🌤️)
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✨ Key Highlights
🩵 Flower Beauty
Clematis 'Alba Plena' is renowned for its extraordinarily intricate floral geometry. The flower buds emerge in a refreshing, pale lime-pistachio shade before unfurling dozens of densely packed petals. As the double bloom expands, it transitions gracefully into a stunning rosette of luminous ivory white. Individual blooms remain fresh on the vine for several weeks, providing an ever-changing, textured visual display that captivates gardeners and visitors alike.
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🌸 Bloom Performance
Belonging to the famed Florida Group, 'Alba Plena' stands out for its extraordinary flowering duration. Unlike traditional spring-only clematis varieties, this robust selection produces flowers relentlessly from early summer all the way into late autumn. The plant continually pushes out fresh stems loaded with new buds, ensuring your garden remains covered in lush double blossoms throughout the entire warm season.
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🌿 Garden Performance
With slender, flexible vines reaching 6 to 8 feet, 'Alba Plena' offers exceptional versatility in vertical landscape design. It climbs effortlessly up wire trellises, wooden pergolas, entryway arches, and porch obelisks. Its compact footprint also makes it an ideal candidate for container gardening on sunny balconies and patios, where its elegant white blossoms pop dramatically against dark foliage or rustic walls.
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☀️ Plant Strengths
Engineered with remarkable heat endurance, 'Alba Plena' continues to set buds even during the warmest summer weeks when other varieties enter dormancy. It responds exceptionally well to Group III hard pruning, regenerating rapidly every spring with vigorous new shoots. Hardy down to USDA Zone 6, it maintains strong vigor, reliable pest resistance, and healthy foliage throughout its extended flowering period.
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✨ Why You'll Love It
Clematis 'Alba Plena' is a must-have selection for plant collectors, white-garden enthusiasts, and anyone seeking continuous summer-to-autumn color. Its classical rosette form brings a touch of old-world garden romanticism, while its easy-care nature and persistent bloom habit ensure high rewards for minimal effort. Whether grown in a decorative patio container or trained over a sunny arbor, it promises an unforgettable visua l statement year after year.
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🌿 Growing Note
• Sunlight: Position where the upper foliage receives full sunlight to partial shade (at least 6 hours of light), while ensuring roots stay cool and shaded using mulch or shallow-rooted companion plants.
• Soil: Thrives in deep, rich, organic, well-draining soil with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH.
• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist during active growth; water deeply during dry spells while ensuring proper soil drainage to protect root health.
• Fertilizing: Apply a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring as new growth emerges, supplemented with organic compost or liquid bloom booster during peak flowering months.
• Pruning: Follow Group III pruning guidelines—in late winter or early spring, cut back all previous year's stems to about 12 inches (30 cm) above the ground, just above a pair of strong, healthy buds.
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📦 Live Plant Notice
This product is shipped as a high-quality live plant. Please note that plant height, leaf density, and current blooming stage will naturally vary depending on the season, shipping transit, and current nursery pruning cycles.