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Happy Jack® Purple Clematis x

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
8' 4' 2.4m 1.2m
Height: 6' - 8'
Spread: 3' - 4'
Height: 1.8m - 2.4m
Spread: 91cm - 1.2m
  • Details

    72 - 96 Inches
    48 - 60 Inches
    36 - 48 Inches
    1.8m - 2.4m
    1.2m - 1.5m
    91cm - 1.2m

    Features

    It's a super easy-to-grow clematis with great color and large flowers!

    Velvety plum-purple flowers with intriguing center highlights and bright yellow stamens characterize this version of the ever-popular 'Jackmanii' clematis. This early and long-flowering beauty blooms from mid-summer into fall, and is noted for its intense purple flower color and large (3-5" blooms). It flowers on new wood and old wood so you simply prune it back to 2 feet each spring. Winner of a Green Thumb award from the Direct Gardening Association. 

    Top three reasons to grow Happy Jack® Purple clematis:

    • Better color and bigger flowers than the popular 'Jackmanii' clematis
    • Very long bloom time
    • Low-maintenance
    Long Blooming
    Vine: 
    Vine

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    72 - 96 Inches 1.8m - 2.4m
    Spacing: 
    48 - 60 Inches 1.2m - 1.5m
    Spread: 
    36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2m
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    plum-purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    green
    Habit: 
    Climbing
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Specimen planting; container gardens; perennial gardens; mixed borders

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers cool, moist, well-drained soils. Prune back to 2 feet in spring and apply a controlled-release fertilizer.

    Happy Jack® Purple Clematis x 'Zojapur' USPP 20,343
  • 5 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • My Happy Jack clematis is two years old and absolutely gorgeous. As beautiful as it is I don’t find it has a particularly lengthy bloom time, as the description suggests. I have another clematis that blooms throughout the summer but this one seems to have a similar bloom period to other spring flowering clematis in my area. I’m docking it one star just for this reason. Otherwise it’s a really lovely plant and I’ve greatly enjoyed having it.

      Katherine
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 27 weeks ago
    • I've had Happy Jack growing up a trellis for around 10 years now. I cut it back to around two feet in early spring, and feed it. It grows very quickly every year and blooms reliably. However, I don't find it blooms over a long period--more like two to three weeks, definitely not mid-summer into fall as in the description on this website. One year I experimented with cutting it back by half after it bloomed, but this did not produce new flowers as I'd hoped. It's growing well in a spot that receives sun in the morning and mid to late afternoon, shade during the middle of the day.

      Karen
      , Rhode Island
      , United States
      , 38 weeks ago
    • Unkillable.

      Andrew
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 42 weeks ago
    • I bought 2 of these plant's last year. They're doing really good.

      Margo Goyette
      , California
      , United States
      , 2 years ago
    • The blooms on this plant are absolutely gorgeous; very large (about 4"), bright deep violet with yellow centers! The blooms also last for several weeks. I love this plant.

      Terri Carter
      , Ohio
      , United States
      , 6 years ago
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