Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' – Bold Red Blooms for a Striking Garden Display
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' is a spectacular climbing plant celebrated for its vibrant, deep red flowers that create a dramatic focal point in any garden. Known for its striking color and impressive bloom size, this variety is ideal for adding intensity and elegance to trellises, fences, arbors, and other vertical structures. With its easy-care nature and abundant flowering, Ville de Lyon offers a beautiful display from late spring through summer, making it a perfect choice for gardeners looking for a bold, eye-catching plant.
Seasonal Beauty & Growth
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Spring: As the weather warms, Ville de Lyon begins its flowering season in late spring, producing large, deep red flowers with a subtle purple undertone. These rich blooms immediately capture attention and add a touch of drama to the garden.
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Summer: The plant continues to bloom throughout the summer, producing an abundance of flowers that keep your garden looking fresh and vibrant. The deep red flowers contrast beautifully against the dark green foliage, making each bloom stand out.
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Autumn: After the flowering season, the plant’s seed heads offer an interesting texture, adding subtle visual interest to the garden as the weather cools.
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Winter: Being a deciduous climber, Ville de Lyon sheds its leaves in winter, but its strong framework provides structure to the garden until the new growth emerges in spring.
Structure & Form
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Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' can grow vigorously to a height of 2.5–4 meters, making it perfect for climbing on trellises, fences, arbors, and walls.
- The flowers, measuring up to 12 cm (5 inches) across, are large, with rich, deep red petals and a subtle purple hue toward the center. These bold blooms provide a striking visual impact in the garden.
- The dark green foliage provides a lush backdrop for the brilliant flowers, ensuring that the blooms remain the star of the show.
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Ville de Lyon has a strong, upright habit, which allows it to quickly cover vertical structures, offering an elegant addition to your outdoor space. The plant is easily pruned and trained to grow in a variety of garden settings.
Perfect for Various Landscapes
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Garden Trellises & Arbors: Ville de Lyon is perfect for climbing on trellises, arbors, and pergolas, where its dramatic red flowers can be admired from all angles.
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Fences & Walls: Use it to cover fences, walls, or other vertical surfaces, creating a stunning, colorful backdrop for your garden.
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Mixed Borders & Flower Beds: In mixed borders, Ville de Lyon can be paired with other flowering plants or shrubs to add vertical height, color contrast, and elegance to your garden layout.
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Containers & Patios: This clematis is a great choice for container gardening, where it can be grown on supports like obelisks or hanging baskets to add a bold, striking element to smaller spaces like patios and balconies.
Growing Conditions & Care
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Position: Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' thrives in full sun or partial shade. While it can tolerate some shade, full sun encourages the most prolific blooms and vibrant color.
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Soil: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil that is slightly acidic to neutral. To ensure healthy growth and vibrant flowers, incorporate organic matter into the soil.
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Hardiness: Hardy, is adaptable to a range of climates, from cooler regions to milder areas.
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Maintenance: Ville de Lyon is a low-maintenance plant that benefits from light pruning in early spring. It blooms on both old and new wood, so prune back dead or damaged growth to encourage fresh shoots and promote abundant flowering. Mulch around the base will help retain moisture and keep the roots cool.
Why Choose Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'?
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Striking Red Flowers: The large, bold red flowers of Ville de Lyon provide a dramatic focal point in the garden, perfect for gardeners looking for vibrant color and impact.
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Abundant Blooms: Ville de Lyon is known for its prolific flowering, providing a continuous display of rich, red blooms from late spring to early summer.
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Versatile Climber: Ideal for climbing on trellises, fences, arbors, and pergolas, Ville de Lyon is perfect for adding height, structure, and color to any garden.
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Easy to Grow: This clematis is hardy, easy to maintain, and relatively low-maintenance once established, making it an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a reliable and beautiful climber.
Perfect Plant Combinations
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Other Clematis Varieties: Pair Ville de Lyon with clematis varieties like Clematis 'Jackmanii' or Clematis 'The President' for a dynamic climbing display with contrasting colors and forms.
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Roses: Combine with climbing roses, such as Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg' or Rosa 'New Dawn', for a stunning blend of vibrant blooms in the garden.
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Perennials: Pair with perennials like Geraniums, Echinacea, or Lavender to add texture and color to the base of the plant, complementing the striking red flowers.
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Shrubs & Trees: Plant near shrubs like Boxwood, Photinia, or Juniper for a contrasting background, or use it alongside small trees to create a layered, visually dynamic garden.
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' is a vibrant and bold climber that adds dramatic red blooms and vertical interest to your garden. Whether you're looking to enhance a trellis, fence, or mixed border, this clematis provides an unforgettable display of color and beauty. With minimal care required, Ville de Lyon is a perfect choice for gardeners who want an easy-to-grow, low-maintenance climber that brings intensity and elegance to their outdoor spaces.
Does the height include the pot?
No, we measure from the top of the pot to the tip of the plant except for some of the instant planted screens, in this case it will be stated in the description
How long does delivery take?
Most orders are delivered in just a few days, Smaller items are often sent with Parcelforce on a next day service, Larger items should allow up to 10 days due to the size of the items they often have to be sent on our own transport.
Where will you leave my plants?
We will leave your order at the front of your property, Parcelforce may
leave your items in a safe place if you let us know, Pallet couriers
will require a flat hard surface to deliver to, no gravel or soil, a
driveway or parking spot would be best. Most importantly Deliveries by
pallet courier will require access for a large truck (bin lorry sized)
to get near the delivery point. Deliveries sent on our own transport may come in a small van or larger truck.