Clematis 'Peppermint' 薄荷

🌹Product Details
📛 Name: Clematis 'Peppermint' / ペパーミント / 薄荷
🇳🇱 Origin: Premium Japanese Selection
🌿 Class: Florida Clematis Group
🌴 Height: 4 – 6 ft / 120 – 180 cm
🌺 Flower Size: 3" – 4" / 8 – 10 cm
🎨 Color: Mint Green to Creamy White with Deep Violet-Brown Anthers
👃 Fragrance: None
🌸 Bloom Period: Late Spring to Mid-Autumn (Continuous Flush)
🌟 Group: 新旧枝咲き系 (フロリダ系) - Group 2 (Florida Group)
✂️ Pruning: II - Light Pruning
🌤️ Best Feature: Long Bloom Season
☃️ Hardiness Zones: 6 - 9 (Down to -10°C / 14°F)
☀️ Sunlight: Full sun to Partial shade (☀️/🌤️)
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✨ Key Highlights
🩵 Flower Beauty
Clematis 'Peppermint' is a visual masterpiece that brings a cool, soothing ambiance to sunny garden spaces. Measuring 3 to 4 inches across, each double bloom features layers of rounded petals in a rare mint-green hue that gradually ages to a soft pearlescent cream. At the heart of each rosette blossom rests a dense, eye-catching crown of dark violet-brown anthers, creating an exquisite color contrast that makes every individual flower look like a handcrafted botanical brooch.
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🌸 Bloom Performance
Famous for its tireless flowering nature, 'Peppermint' is one of the most generous bloomers in the Florida Clematis Group. The initial spring bloom burst erupts on mature overwintered vines, coating the plant in double blossoms. Thanks to its sturdy petal substance, individual flowers last remarkably long on the vine. With light deadheading and steady summer watering, fresh shoots continuously push forth new flower buds through summer and into mid-autumn.
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🌿 Garden Performance
With a neatly compact mature height of 4 to 6 feet, 'Peppermint' is built specifically for modern container gardens and smaller landscape footprints. Its leaf petioles twine easily around wooden trellises, iron obelisks, entryway arches, and wire fencing. It excels when grown in large patio pots on sunny decks, balconies, or courtyards, as well as intermingled with dark purple or pale pink climbing roses.
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☀️ Plant Strengths
Selected for robust performance in warm to temperate climates, 'Peppermint' possesses strong heat tolerance and disease resistance across USDA Zones 6 through 9. Its thick, sturdy foliage holds up well through summer humidity, while its compact growth habit requires minimal space to flourish. Belonging to Pruning Group 2, annual care is straightforward, requiring only light spring tidying to preserve flowering stems.
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✨ Why You'll Love It
Whether you are a collector of rare Florida Group clematis cultivars or searching for an elegant, long-blooming focal point for your balcony container garden, Clematis 'Peppermint' offers unmatched botanical elegance. Its rare mint-green hue, dramatic dark central eye, exceptionally long-lasting double flowers, and compact habit ensure a high-impact presentation season after season.
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🌿Growing Note
• Sunlight: Select a garden spot receiving full sun to partial shade (at least 4 to 6 hours of direct daily sun for optimal flowering). Always keep the base and root system shaded using organic mulch, flat stones, or companion groundcovers.
• Soil: Plant in deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil with superior drainage. Amend heavy clay or sandy soils with rich compost prior to planting.
• Watering: Maintain consistent, deep irrigation throughout spring and summer. Water directly at the root zone to keep foliage dry and prevent fungal issues.
• Fertilizing: Feed with a balanced organic fertilizer in early spring as new growth begins. Apply a potassium-rich bloom fertilizer mid-season to support continuous flowering through autumn.
• Pruning: Group 2 (Light Pruning). In late winter or early spring, remove dead or damaged stems and lightly trim remaining healthy vines to a pair of strong, plump buds to maximize early spring blooms.
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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.