Clematis 'Beautiful Bride' Also Takes the Visitor Vote Title
- 28 June 2013
Clematis ‘Beautiful Bride’ from New Leaf Plants, with its stunning large white flowers, has been voted the Best New Plant by visitors to the HTA National Plant Show, which took place on 25 and 26 June at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. The Visitor Vote Award, sponsored by Floramedia, always proves to be popular and this year was no exception.
Clematis ‘Beautiful Bride’ also won the judged New Plant Awards, sponsored by the RHS, which was announced on the opening morning of the show. A free flowering variety, Clematis ‘Beautiful Bride’ produces an amazing display of large pure white flowers and really provides a wow factor. This combined with its fantastic name means that the plant is sure to have wide appeal.
The plant was bred by Szczepan Marczynski and introduced to the UK market by specialist clematis and climbing plant nursery, New Leaf Plants, based in Evesham.
Full Visitor Vote results
Best in Show – Clematis ‘Beautiful Bride’ – New Leaf Plants
Best Annual – Petunia ‘Sweetunia Johnny Flame’ – Young Plants
Best Breeder Innovation – Pear ‘Benita Rafzas’ – Frank P Matthews
Best Hardy Nursery Stock – Physocarpus ‘Amber Jubilee’ – John Woods Nurseries
Best Herbaceous Perennial – Penstemon ‘Riding Hood Blue’ – Fairweather’s Nursery
Best Houseplant – Phalaenopsis ‘Wildcat’ – Javado UK
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