Ville de Lyon clematis
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 12 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Carmine red with yellow stamens
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ville de Lyon' clematis (Clematis 'Ville de Lyon') is a vine for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and specimen use. 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 of most types. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Carmine red flowers are frosted with lavender pink in the middle, and they open in waves from late spring to fall. Francisque Morel bred it as a seedling of 'Madame Edouard André'.
Pairs well with Jeana garden phlox, Paperbark maple, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Obsidian coral bells.