Sweet Summer Love Clematis Vine

Light Needs

Partial Sun to Full Sun

(At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

10-15 Feet

Mature Spread

6-10 Feet

Growing Zones

4 to 9

This stunning clematis is covered with hundreds, maybe thousands of flowers from summer into fall. It produces lovely flowers that start raspberry red, change to purple and then mature to violet in color. All three colors will appear simultaneously giving the appearance that one plant is three plants. The flowers have an alluring cherry vanilla scent. Be sure to plant Sweet Summer Love Clematis Vine near windows in your home that you frequently open or adjacent to a porch, patio or deck where you spend time outdoors to be able to enjoy the lovely scent.

Clematis vines love to climb so grow this plant on a sturdy trellis, arbor, obelisk, mailbox post or fence. It can be grown in a container with a trellis but will need to be cut back if it outgrows the trellis. The four-petaled 2-inch flowers stand out against its dark green leaves. It can also be used as a groundcover under roses and shrubs. 

Sweet Summer Love Clematis Vine Care

Sweet Summer Love' Clematis x USPP 24,044 prefers 4 hours of sunshine daily but shade during the hottest part of the day. This large vine grows to be 10 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 9. They’re smaller the first few years but once established, they take off. This vine is relatively low maintenance and only needs to be pruned in late winter or early spring to 12 to 18 inches above the ground. This clematis is in pruning group 3. Flowers appear on new wood. It grows best in loamy, moist soil that is well drained.

Sweet Summer Love Clematis Vine Spacing

Sweet Summer Love Clematis Vine was developed by renowned breeder Szczepan Marczynski in Poland. This vine won the 2014 Green Thumb Award from the Direct Gardening Association. Space multiple plants 6 to 10 feet apart to cover a fence or multiple trellises