Clematis ‘Pafar’ Patricia Ann Fretwell

PATRICIA ANN FRETWELL™ is a masterpiece bred by Devon based clematis breeder Barry Fretwell. It produces highly variable flowers as to petal composition. In spring they are mostly semi-double or fully double, sometimes fluffy like dahlias, sometimes tousled like double coneflowers. In late summer and autumn they are single and flat but larger. They are always white with a wide rosy pink bar, and they are always extraordinary and beautiful. It is quite a compact plant

Group 2 Pruning:

Prune in late winter or early spring (February) as follows:

• Remove dead or weak stems before growth begins. Check individual stems from the top down until you reach a pair of healthy buds, and prune just above them, removing the spindly or damaged growth above
• Avoid heavy pruning or flowers will be lost

Then prune again after the first flush of flowers:

• To encourage a second flush of flowers later in the season prune back some stems by cutting to large buds or a strong side shoot immediately below the blooms
• Top-heavy or overgrown plants can be gradually reduced over two to three seasons by pruning back harder after the first flush of flowers. They are unlikely to produce a second flush of flowers, but should flower again the following year, in late spring or early summer