John Huxtable clematis
Clematis 'John Huxtable'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 12 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'John Huxtable' clematis (Clematis 'John Huxtable') is a vine for containers, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It is a seedling of 'Comtesse de Bouchaud', and it bears white blooms. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with David garden phlox, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Jane magnolia.