Stand by Me Lavender is a bushy, non-vining clematis with dark purple buds that open into nodding, lavender-purple bell flowers. It blooms from late spring into midsummer, with more flowers appearing later, and then carries silky cream seed heads.
The plant grows about 3 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide and comes back from the ground each spring. Support it with a cage or neighboring plants. It is a nice fit for borders, patios and cut flower arrangements.
What it looks like
A bushy, herbaceous plant about 34 to 38 inches tall and 2 to 3 feet wide with many slender, leaning stems. Leaves are broad, simple, oval and medium green, 3 to 4 inches long. Dark purple buds open to nodding, bell-shaped flowers about 1.5 inches long with four thick, recurved sepals in soft lavender purple. Fluffy cream thread-like seed heads form after bloom. At peak bloom the plant is dotted with lavender bells and dark purple buds against green leaves.
Growing it with lavender
It shares lavender's love of sun and its flowers are a close color match, so it adds height and a nodding bell shape near lavender, in a spot with a little more water.
Care
Grow in full sun to part shade in average, well-drained soil with regular water; avoid spots that stay soggy. Hardy in zones 3-7. Set a peony cage or stakes over it in spring, and cut the stems to the ground in late fall or early spring since it regrows from the base each year.
At a glance
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Botanical name: Clematis
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Flower color: Lavender purple
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Foliage: Medium green
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Growth habit: Bushy, upright to leaning
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Mature size: 34–38 in tall × 24–36 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 3–7
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Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
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Bloom start: Late-May
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Peak bloom: Mid-June
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Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
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Deer resistance: Moderately resistant
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Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.
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