There are many varieties of clematis with pink flowers in almost all groups, it is one of the most common colors. The shades are anything from delicately pastel to almost red, to suit any taste. There are varieties with large and small flowers, different pruning groups, winter-hardy and not very – in general, to any taste. On this page there is a full list of such varieties with photos. Full descriptions you can see by clicking on the links in the subheadings.
Abilene, Evipo027
‘Abilene’ is a relatively new variety, not yet sold in the USA (at least not at the time of writing). It differs from most old large-flowered varieties by its stunted stature – Abilene shoots very rarely grow more than 150 cm. It is still unknown how well this clematis winters in the northern states of the USA, but in Oregon there will be no problems.
- Height: 4.9 feet (1.5 meters)
- Flowers: Flat, up to 7.1 inches (18 cm) in diameter, pink with yellow stamens
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Abundance
‘Abundance’ is a very old French variety of clematis with wine-red or purple-pink flowers. It is a high-growing and rather winter-hardy clematis with very abundant blooms.
- Height: 8.2 to 13.1 feet (2.5 to 4 meters)
- Flowers: Medium-sized, lilac-pink
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Ai-Nor
Clematis “Ai-Nor” was bred by M.A. Beskaravayna in the 70s of the 20th century. The variety is characterized by long flowering, high winter hardiness, unpretentious and grows well in the conditions of the northern states of the USA. Flowers are large enough, very spectacular.
- Height: 8.2 feet (2.5 meters)
- Flowers: Flat, 3.9 to 4.7 inches in diameter (10 to 12 cm), white-pink with yellow stamens
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Akaishi
Early-blooming, large-flowered variety with bicolored sepals: lilac and purple edges and a red stripe in the middle. The color of the sepals changes depending on the age of the flower and growing conditions.
- Height: 2.5-3 meters
- Flowers: Flat, up to 15 cm in diameter, bicolor – lavender with red
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9 (but more likely 5)
Alionushka
“Alyonushka” – one of the most popular bush varieties of clematis. The variety is very winter-hardy, unpretentious and abundantly flowering, but the plants require support (although they do not cling). It grows and winters well in all northern states of the United States, as well as in the countries of Northern Europe.
- Pruning Group: 3 (Hard Pruning)
- Height: 4.9 to 6.6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)
- Flower Size: About 1.9 to 2.4 inches (5 to 6 cm), bell-shaped flowers
- Flower Color: Pink-lilac
- Blooming Period: June to September
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Andromeda
“Andromeda” is a variety with large white-pink flowers, and in regions with a warm long summer they are often semi-marginal. In Michigan and Minnesota, unfortunately, they are not, and in general, this clematis is a bit cold there.
- Pruning group: 2 (light pruning)
- Height: 2 to 4 meters
- Flowers: Large, white-pink, sometimes semi-double
- Blooming Period: May to July, with a second bloom in September
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Asao
“Asao” is a clematis of the second pruning group with large pink flowers. Its winter hardiness in conditions of Michigan and other northern states of the USA is questionable: reviews about wintering results are very different. In California, Oregon and so on, there are no problems with this variety.
- Pruning Group: 2 (Light Pruning)
- Height: 6.6 to 9.8 feet (2 to 3 meters)
- Flower Size: Large, 4.7 to 7.9 inches (12 to 20 cm) in diameter, simple or semi-double, pink in color
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Ballet Skirt
An exceptionally winter-hardy and decorative variety of petal clematis with pink semi-marginal flowers. Perfectly winters and blooms even in conditions of North Dakota, and in Michigan it will not freeze even in the harshest winters.
- Pruning Group: 1
- Height: 6.6 to 8.2 feet (2 to 2.5 meters)
- Flower Size: Small, semi-double, pink in color
- Blooming Period: April-May
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-9
Dancing Smile
A wonderful variety with small, very unusual terry flowers of soft pink color. ‘Dansing Smile’ forms a compact bush and is generally good for everything, but it is very heat-loving.
- Pruning Group: 2
- Height: 3.3 to 4.9 feet (1 to 1.5 meters)
- Flower Size: Medium, lilac-pink, double
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 6-9
Danuta
Clematis ‘Danuta’ is abundantly blooming, non-hardy and winter-hardy. Very similar to ‘Comtesse de Bouchaud’, but blooms on shoots of the current year.
- Pruning Group: 3
- Height: 6.6 to 11.5 feet (2 to 3.5 meters)
- Flower Size: Large, flat with 6 sepals
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Joan Picton
Clematis ‘Joan Picton’ incorrectly called ‘John Picton’ is beautiful, flowering profusely only on last year’s shoots, and these in northern states like Michigan and Minnesota rarely survive the winter even in shelters.
- Height: 8.2 to 11.5 feet (2.5 to 3.5 meters)
- Flower Size: Flat, up to 8.7 inches in diameter, pink with a purple or lilac hue
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Doctor Ruppel
“Dr. Ruppel” is a large-flowered clematis with large white-pink flowers. Among others, he does not stand out in any special way. The variety is more or less suitable for growing in Minnesota, Michigan and other northern U.S. states, but the shoots left for the winter often freeze.
- Height: 6.6 to 9.8 feet (2 to 3 meters)
- Pruning Group: 2
- Flower Type: Large, semi-double and simple
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Hagley Hybrid
‘Hagley Hybrid’ is winter hardy, blooms on the shoots of the current year and therefore quite popular in the U.S., although in recent years it has been slightly crowded out by new varieties.
- Pruning Group: 3 (hard pruning)
- Height: 8.2 to 9.8 feet (2.5 to 3 meters)
- Flower Size: About 3.9 to 5.9 inches (10 to 15 cm), flat flowers with 6 sepals
- Flower Color: Pink-lilac
- Blooming Period: August to October
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Heather Hershell
Variegated clematis variety with small pink bell-shaped flowers. relatively low-growing, blooms from July to September, very abundant when grown in a well-lit area. It is considered easy and is often recommended for beginners.
- Height: 3.9 feet (approximately 1.2 meters)
- Flower Size: Bell-shaped, about 1.6 to 2 inches (approximately 4 to 5 cm) in diameter, pink with yellow stamens
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Josephine
‘Josephine’ is a clematis with large pink flowers, always terry on the shoots of the last year. It winters well in many northern U.S. states and northern European countries such as Denmark.
- Height: 6.6 to 8.2 feet (2 to 2.5 meters)
- Pruning Group: 2 (light pruning)
- Flower Type: Large, double and semi-double, pink with white
- Blooming Period: May-June, with a repeat in August-September
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Innocent Blush
“Innocent Blush” is a new variety of clematis of Polish selection with white-pink flowers. It is relatively low-growing, slow-growing, and blooms early.
- Group: Early-flowering large-flowered clematis
- Pruning Group: 2 (light pruning)
- Height: Up to 6.6 feet (Up to 2 meters)
- Flower Size: About 4.7 to 7.1 inches (About 12 to 18 cm), simple and semi-double
- Blooming Period: May-June, with a repeat in September
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Innocent Glance
‘Innocent Glance’ is a new variety of clematis and it is not yet clear how it overwinters and how resistant it is in general. However, it is worth noting that it is relatively low-growing and from this point of view is valuable for small gardens.
- Pruning Group: 2 (light pruning)
- Height: 4.9 to 6.6 feet (1.5 to 2 meters)
- Flowers: Large, 5.5 to 5.9 inches in diameter (14 to 15 cm), simple, semi-double, and double, light pink
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Kaen
‘Kaen’ is a Japanese variety of clematis with unusual terry flowers. They have irregularly shaped sepals and very atypical coloring – often with flecks of green on the sepals.
- Height: 6.6 to 8.2 feet (2 to 2.5 meters)
- Flowers: Double, 3.1 to 5.5 inches in diameter (8 to 14 cm), red-pink with a light stripe
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Kardynal Wyszynski
‘Cardinal Vyshinsky’ is a fairly winter-hardy large-flowered variety with purplish-pink flowers that can burn out in bright sun. A good choice for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
- Pruning Group: 3 (hard pruning)
- Height: 8.2 to 9.8 feet (2.5 to 3 meters)
- Flowers: Large, 5.5 to 7.9 inches in diameter (14 to 20 cm), simple, purple-pink in color
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Piilu
‘Piilu’ – is a stunning clematis created in Estonia. Double and single flowers can appear in early summer at the same time. It is quite resistant to winter cold.
- Pruning group: 2 (light prune)
- Height: 5-7 feet (1.5-2 meters)
- Flowers: double, semi-double, single up to 2.5″-5″ (6-12` cm) in diameter, pink
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9
Pink Swing
‘Pink Swing’ – a rare beauty princes with terry pink flowers, very winter-hardy, does not require pruning. The variety is not very widespread yet, but it is quite realistic to buy it in the USA.
- Pruning Group: 1 (no pruning required)
- Height: Up to 9.8 feet (up to 3 meters)
- Flowers: Medium to large size, up to 4.7 inches in diameter (up to 12 cm), double, pale pink or yellowish-pink in color
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-9
Princess Kate (ZOPRIKA)
Clematis ‘Princess Kate’ belongs to the texensis group. It is a fairly heat-loving and not frost-resistant clematis and is excellent for many US states as well as the UK, but not suitable for Canada.
- Pruning group: 3 (strong pruning)
- Height: 10-13 ft (3-4 m)
- Flowers: Small and medium-sized, up to 6 cm, single
- USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Purpurea Plena Elegans
An old French variety of the clematis from pruning group 3, very hardy and abundantly flowering.
- Pruning Group: 3;
- Height: up to 13 feet (4 meters);
- Flowers: medium-sized, double, raspberry-purple colored;
- Blooming: from July until the frosts;
- Frost Resistance Zones: 4-9;
Rubromarginata
Clematis Rubromarginata belongs to the Flammula group. It is a fast-growing, abundantly flowering and rather spectacular small-flowered clematis, but it is not very winter-hardy.
- Pruning group: 3 (strong pruning)
- Height: up to 16 ft (5m)
- Flowers: small, with 4 sepals, white base and pink margin
- USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9
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