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Climbers do exactly that. In nature, it's a means of getting to the light, using something else as a support. In the garden, climbers are great because they introduce another vertical element to the overall look.
Clematis 'Helsingborg', Alpina group clematis
Latin nameClematis 'Helsingborg'
Common nameAlpina group clematis
Type of plantClimber
HardinessHardy
Flower colourViolet
Leaf colourMid- green
Height and spread3m x 1.5m (10ft x 5ft)
Description
Throughout April it is hung with nodding, violet-blue flowers. These are followed later in the year by attractive whiskery seed-heads. Like all early-flowering clematis, it needs little pruning other than the removal of any dead or damaged growth after flowering.
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