Clematis 'Tsukiko' 槻子

🌹Product Details
📛 Name: Clematis  'Tsukiko' / ツキコ / 槻子 /月子 
🇳🇱 Origin: Premium Japanese Selection
🌿 Class: Early Large-Flowered Clematis
🌴 Height: 6 – 8 ft / 180 – 240 cm
🌺 Flower Size: 4.5" – 6.5" / 12 – 16 cm
🎨 Color: Pearlescent Milky White with Soft Cream-Yellow Anthers
👃 Fragrance: None
🌸 Bloom Period: Late Spring to Early Summer (Main), Late Summer to Early Autumn (Flush)
🌟 Group: 旧枝咲き系 (早咲き大輪系) - Group 2 (Early Large-Flowered)
✂️ Pruning: II - Light Pruning
🌤️ Best Feature: Large Flowers
☃️ Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9 (Down to -30°C / -22°F)
☀️ Sunlight: Full sun to Partial shade (☀️/🌤️)
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✨ Key Highlights
🩵 Flower Beauty
Clematis 'Tsukiko' exemplifies the delicate refined aesthetic of Japanese breeding with its expansive, luminous white blossoms. Spanning 4.5 to 6.5 inches across, each flower features broad, gracefully rounded petals in an exquisite pearlescent white hue. Upon opening, subtle pale green or soft blushes illuminate the petal bases, creating a serene contrast with the central cluster of creamy-yellow anthers. The overall appearance is radiant, soft, and captivating.
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🌸 Bloom Performance
Exhibiting exceptional flower productivity, 'Tsukiko' puts on a breathtaking spring spectacle. Belonging to the early large-flowered group, it opens its primary flush of massive blooms in late spring on mature overwintered wood. After the initial display, simple deadheading and routine summer care prompt the vine to generate new shoots, delivering an enchanting second flush of pristine white flowers from late summer into early autumn.
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🌿 Garden Performance
Reaching a manageable mature height of 6 to 8 feet, 'Tsukiko' is extraordinarily versatile for landscape design. It climbs naturally by wrapping its leaf petioles around trellises, garden arbors, patio obelisks, and wire mesh. Its compact habit makes it a standout choice for high-end container gardening on sunny terraces, balconies, and courtyards, as well as an exquisite companion plant intermingled with dark purple or deep crimson climbing roses.
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☀️ Plant Strengths
Engineered for reliable performance across varied climates, this cultivar demonstrates high winter hardiness down to USDA Zone 4 (-30°C / -22°F) alongside strong summer resilience. Its robust root system and disease-resistant foliage support healthy growth through spring and summer. Belonging to Pruning Group 2, it requires minimal annual maintenance—just a light tidy-up in early spring to preserve overwintered buds for maximal bloom power.
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✨ Why You'll Love It
Whether you are curating a serene white-themed "Moon Garden," seeking a high-contrast companion for vibrant roses, or collecting rare Japanese clematis selections, Clematis 'Tsukiko' offers unparalleled visual grace. Its massive flower size, dual blooming seasons, and effortless grace make it a sophisticated long-term investment for garden lovers of all skill levels.
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🌿Growing Note
• Sunlight: Select a location receiving full sun to partial shade (at least 4 to 6 hours of direct sun daily for optimal flowering). Keep the base of the plant and root system shaded using organic mulch or companion perennials.
• Soil: Thrives in deep, fertile, moisture-retentive soil with excellent drainage. Avoid waterlogged or heavy clay conditions without soil amendments.
• Watering: Maintain regular, deep irrigation during the spring and summer growing season. Water directly at the soil line to keep foliage dry and healthy.
• Fertilizing: Apply a balanced organic fertilizer in early spring as buds begin to swell. Follow up with a high-potassium flower fertilizer immediately following the late spring bloom flush.
• Pruning: Group 2 (Light Pruning). In late winter or early spring, remove dead or damaged growth and lightly trim back healthy stems to a pair of strong, plump buds to maximize the first spring flush.
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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.