Early flowering species and varieties
Bees are dependent on an uninterrupted supply of pollen and nectar throughout the entire growing season. Just a few days without food mean starvation for the busy insects. How good that the clematis has species and varieties that already bloom early in the year. The following overview presents the most beautiful early flowering clematis for the garden:
- Clematis montana 'Rubens': within the Montana group, one of the most beautiful cultivars with delicate pink flowers from May
- Clematis alpina 'Ruby': robust clematis, shade-tolerant, enchanting purple-pink flowers from April to June
- Clematis macropetala: a wild Chinese species that bees only love, with pink and white flowers from April
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The undisputed star among the spring-flowering hybrids with huge blue flowers is the world's top variety 'The President'. The splendid specimen climbs up to 3 meters on the trellis and opens its flowers up to 18 centimeters in size for bees, bumblebees and butterflies from May.
Late blooming clematis for the bee-friendly garden
When the summer bloom draws to a close, busy bees keep an eye out for fresh pollen and nectar suppliers. Ideally, the tireless insects will now find a clematis in the garden that is just unfolding its flowers. The following clematis bloom well into September:
- Clematis Ascotiensis 'Bicolor': an old variety from Japan that also thrives in pots thanks to its low height growth
- Clematis viticella: all varieties of the Italian clematis are recommended as bee-friendly, magnificent climbing plants
- Clematis Abundance scores with small, flat flowers that are easy to pick from bees and bumblebees
Tips & Tricks
Bees do not particularly value the size of the flowers. As a rule, it is more the small-flowered game species that have a rich buffet of pollen and nectar ready. The particular advantage for the hobby gardener is that these species and varieties of clematis are extremely resistant to the dreaded clematis wilt.
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