Clematis 'Claire de Lune' is a compact and refined cultivar known for its pale silvery blue to creamy white semi double blooms that appear abundantly from late spring into early summer. Its upward facing flowers and tidy growth habit make it perfect for smaller garden spaces, trellises, or container culture. This hybrid offers repeat blooms and pairs beautifully with other woodland edge perennials and low climbers.
Height & Spread: 6 - 8 ft x 3 - 4 ft
Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer, with a second flush in early fall
Light Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Soil Preference: Moist, well drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil
Watering Needs: Moderate; mulch base to keep roots cool and moist
Deer Resistance: Generally deer resistant once established
Native Status
This cultivar is a hybrid clematis developed from non native parent species. It is not native to North America but is widely cultivated in temperate zones for ornamental use.
WILDLIFE & INSECTS
Bees
- Provides nectar and pollen for long tongued native bees and honeybees during spring and fall flushes.
Butterflies
- Visited by butterflies such as Tiger Swallowtails and Red Admirals for nectar in early bloom periods.
Beneficial Insects
- Attracts hoverflies and small predatory wasps that help control aphid populations in mixed plantings.
Spacing & Landscape Use
Spacing Recommendations:
- Allow 3 - 5 ft spacing for airflow and to accommodate its climbing habit along supports.
Landscape Placement:
- Ideal for arbors, obelisks, fence lines, and container trellises where vertical color is desired with a refined touch.
Companion Plants
- Campanula persicifolia (Peachleaf Bellflower) - Upright bell shaped flowers in blue or white harmonize with the clematis form and tones.
- Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' - Mounded aromatic foliage with lavender blue flowers complements and cools the base of clematis vines.
- Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' - Slender purple flower spikes provide a vertical echo and color contrast with pale clematis blooms.
- Thalictrum rochebrunianum - Airy purple sprays rise behind clematis adding height and a soft background texture.
- Geranium 'Rozanne' - Ground hugging growth and long blooming violet blue flowers provide color at the base and suppress weeds.