Warsaw Nike Clematis Plants
Warsaw Nike Clematis Plants
'Warsaw Nike' Clematis with deep velvety purple-red flowers and a long flowering period.
Features
- Colour: Red-purple-violet
- Height: 2.5m - 3.5m
- Scent: None
- Flowering: June & July then Sept & Oct
- Type: Early large-flowered
- Habit: Climber
- Pruning group 3
Growing Warsaw Nike
Like all clematis, it prefers cool roots while its head is in full sun or part shade. It thrives in alkaline to neutral, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil. Water well after planting and keep soil moist during dry weather for the first few growing seasons.
Support by tying into wires or trellis.
History & Trivia
Bred in the late 1960's by brother Stefan Franczak and introduced in 1982 by Fisk's Nurseries. The Pomnik Bohaterów Warszawy, Memorial to the Heroes of Warsaw, known locally as the Warszawska Nike, is a monument to the people of Warsaw who lost their lives in World War 2. It was sculpted by Marian Konieczny (1930-2017), along with the architect Adam Konieczny, and erected in 1964. Warszawa is Warsaw in Polish, pronounced var-shav-ah.
Sold as Midnight Showers in the US.
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Description
Warsaw Nike Clematis Plants
'Warsaw Nike' Clematis with deep velvety purple-red flowers and a long flowering period.
Features
- Colour: Red-purple-violet
- Height: 2.5m - 3.5m
- Scent: None
- Flowering: June & July then Sept & Oct
- Type: Early large-flowered
- Habit: Climber
- Pruning group 3
Growing Warsaw Nike
Like all clematis, it prefers cool roots while its head is in full sun or part shade. It thrives in alkaline to neutral, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil. Water well after planting and keep soil moist during dry weather for the first few growing seasons.
Support by tying into wires or trellis.
History & Trivia
Bred in the late 1960's by brother Stefan Franczak and introduced in 1982 by Fisk's Nurseries. The Pomnik Bohaterów Warszawy, Memorial to the Heroes of Warsaw, known locally as the Warszawska Nike, is a monument to the people of Warsaw who lost their lives in World War 2. It was sculpted by Marian Konieczny (1930-2017), along with the architect Adam Konieczny, and erected in 1964. Warszawa is Warsaw in Polish, pronounced var-shav-ah.
Sold as Midnight Showers in the US.
