Clematis with light pink border

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🎁 GIFTING BADGE
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🎁 Perfect Gift For:
✔ Housewarming    ✔ Birthday
✔ Anniversary     ✔ Garden Gift
✔ Wedding Gift   ✔ Festival Gift

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About This Plant
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This stunning Clematis cultivar produces elegant white blooms edged with a delicate light pink border — a soft, romantic colour combination that transforms trellises, arches and balcony railings into a living bouquet. Known as the ‘Queen of Climbers’, Clematis is a deciduous vine that can flower profusely in spring and again in late summer. Ideal for Indian hill-station gardens, patios and shaded courtyards, its twining habit makes it easy to train over supports.

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✨ Key Benefits
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🌸 Spectacular two-tone white and pink blooms up to 12 cm wide
💚 Fast-climbing vine — covers trellises and arches in one season
🏡 Perfect for patios, balconies, garden arches and pergolas
🐝 Pollinator friendly
✅ Can bloom twice in a single year

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🌿 Care Instructions
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☀️ Sunlight: Head in sun, feet in shade — 5–6 hours direct sun on the vine, shaded roots
💧 Watering: Deep watering twice a week in summer, weekly in winter
🪴 Soil: Rich, well-draining loam with added compost and bone meal
🌡️ Temperature: 5–28°C (prefers cool summers and cold winters)
🧪 Fertilizer: Balanced NPK 10-20-10 or tomato feed in early spring and after first bloom
✂️ Pruning: Light prune after first flush, harder prune in late winter depending on group

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📏 Size Guide
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🌱 At Delivery:
Height: 25–40 cm
Pot Size: 5–6 inch nursery pot
Stage: Young, established vine

🌿 After 1 Year:
Height: 1.5–2 m
Spread: 1 m
Growth Rate: Fast

🌳 Fully Grown:
Height: 2.5–3.5 m
Spread: 1–1.5 m
Time to Mature: 2–3 years

📌 Space Needed:
Minimum Pot Size: 12–14 inch
Support: Trellis, arch or obelisk required

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📅 Seasonal Availability & Behaviour
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🌸 Spring (Feb – Apr):
Rapid new vine growth and the first heavy flush of white-and-pink blooms.

☀️ Summer (May – Jun):
Keeps growing but flowers pause. In hot semi-arid cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Bhopal (peak 42–47°C), shade the root zone heavily and mulch — harsh heat stresses the plant.

🌧️ Monsoon (Jul – Sep):
Good vine growth. Ensure well-drained soil — Clematis hates wet feet.

🍂 Autumn (Oct – Nov):
Second flowering flush in cooler regions. Feed lightly once more.

❄️ Winter (Dec – Jan):
Deciduous — loses leaves. Prune appropriately. Cold winter dormancy strengthens next year’s blooms.

🛒 Best Time to Buy & Plant: October to March. Winter planting gives the strongest roots.

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🌍 Climate Zone Compatibility
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✅ Cold Cities (ideal): Leh, Manali, Ooty, Munnar, Kodaikanal
✅ Semi-Temperate Cities (ideal): Shimla, Srinagar, Shillong, Gangtok, Darjeeling, Kohima
✅ Subtropical Cities (suitable): Bangalore, Mysore, Guwahati, Siliguri
⚠️ Tropical Cities (possible with shade): Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Dehradun — blooms best in cooler months
⚠️ Hot Semi-Arid Cities (challenging): Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Nagpur — shade root zone deeply and expect summer dormancy

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🏠 Perfect For
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👤 Who: Garden lovers who want a climbing flower show
📍 Where: Trellis, arch, pergola, balcony railing, garden wall
🎯 Why: Romantic two-tone blooms, fast growth, twice-yearly flowering

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📦 What You Get
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1 healthy Clematis (light pink border) vine
Carefully packed for safe pan-India delivery
Nursery grown in Darjeeling hills
Free plant care guide
100% healthy plant guarantee

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Will the plant survive shipping?
A: Yes! We use special packaging designed for live plants. Vines are secured and protected during transit.

Q: Is this plant safe for pets?
A: No — Clematis is mildly toxic if chewed. Keep out of reach of pets.

Q: How tall will it grow?
A: Up to 2.5–3.5 m over 2–3 years when given a proper support.

Q: Can I grow this in Delhi or Bangalore?
A: Yes in Bangalore (subtropical, peak 34–38°C) with ease. In Delhi and other hot semi-arid cities (peak 42–47°C), provide afternoon shade and deep root-zone mulching; the vine may pause through peak summer. It thrives in cold and semi-temperate hill cities.

Q: Does it need a support?
A: Yes — Clematis climbs by twining its leaf stalks around thin supports (wires, mesh, thin trellises).

Q: Do you provide a care guide?
A: Yes! Every order comes with a free, detailed care guide written specifically for this plant.

Q: Is this good for beginners?
A: Moderate — basic care is easy but correct pruning takes a little practice.

Q: Can I keep this indoors?
A: No — Clematis needs outdoor sun and cool nights to bloom well.

Q: When is the best time to plant this?
A: October to March. Winter planting is ideal.

Q: How fast does this plant grow?
A: Fast — can put on 1.5–2 m of growth in the first full year.

Q: What size pot do I need?
A: Minimum 12–14 inch pot for long-term container growing.