Key features

• •Clematis 'Miss Bateman' is a compact, free-flowering, early, large-flowered clematis. The rounded, single white flowers are tinged slightly with pink, creating a subdued pastel shade. The main flush of blooms appears in late spring to early summer and is often followed by a second show of blooms in late summer to early autumn.
• •Grow Clematis 'Miss Bateman' in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Falling into pruning Groups Two, remove any dead or weak stems in late winter or early spring and cut remaining stems back to the highest pair of strong-growing buds.
• •To encourage blooms to cover the whole plant, train the stems so that they are evenly spaced on their support. As new growth appears in mid-spring, train this to fill any gaps.
• •A popular heirloom clematis, Miss Bateman boasts 6-inch white flowers with pale green stripes on their undersides and red stamens. It should be planted in full sun or partial shade in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 to 9, where it will vine from 5 to 8 feet.
• •Clematis can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or herbaceous perennials, mostly climbing by twining leaf-stalks, and often with showy flowers. Some have attractive fluffy seedheads in autumn