Clematis Bush Stand By Me #1

Stand By Me Bush Clematis features delicate nodding blue star-shaped flowers with creamy white eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer, which emerge from distinctive deep purple flower buds. It has green deciduous foliage. The compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Stand By Me Bush Clematis is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub. It is a Type 2 clematis, which means it will bloom primarily on old wood of the previous season, with a second flush later in summer. Dead and weak vines should be removed in late winter, and remaining vines should be trimmed back to the first buds that are seen to remove dead stems. It is a good choice for attracting bees and hummingbirds to your yard.