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UK
/klɛmˈɑːtiz/
]
[ US /ˈkɫɛmətɪs, kɫəˈmætɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɛmətɪs, kɫəˈmætɪs/ ]
NOUN
- any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
How To Use clematis In A Sentence
- It was purfled about the rim of the soundbox with trapezia of shimmering mother-of-pearl, and it had a black strikeplate in the shape of a clematis flower, inlaid with multicoloured blossoms that were purely the result of an exuberant craftsman's imagination. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Clematis montana will be in full flower in many gardens at the moment and is generally left unpruned.
- After pointing this out to the company concerned they kindly sent another batch which also arrived unlabelled so we ended up with ten mystery clematis to fit into our very small garden.
- Nearby rock ledges had Asplenium rutamuraria, Pellaea atropurpurea, and other ferns typical of the habitat, and the foliage of Clematis occidentalis was noted.
- One of my fences is overgrown with clematis, jasmine, climbing roses and ivy. Stumped? How to raise a lawn, plus overgrown perennials
- Their favourite was the rose, followed by hellebores, peonies, clematis, magnolias, lilies, euphorbias, primulas, snowdrops, geraniums.
- Of note is the purple clematis which climbs up the wall.
- These are usually the more delicate plants such as Clematis viticella, which are best with an annual light prune followed by hard pruning every ten years.
- This evergreen clematis is covered in perfumed, pink suffused white flowers in spring and needs a sheltered wall where stems, leaves and flowers can be in full sun with roots in shade.
- From 6000 to 7000 feet, plants of the temperate regions blend with the tropical; such as rhododendron, oak, ivy, geranium, berberry, clematis, and shrubby _Vaccinia, _ which all made their appearance at Loongtoong, another Bhoteea village. Himalayan Journals — Complete