Oh wow - I could sense this forum would be friendly but quite taken aback by all the helpful replies. Thank you!
Given me lots of great food for thought so I have been doing more research.
I've come across a lot of sites online recommending getting a big, deep pot for clematis. Is it literally something with a shape along the lines of this as an example?
That pot isn't very big, nearly half is taken up with its watering system gap. My clematis are in pots 45cm deep, 50cm diameter, two are about 55cm tall. That pot is 41cm but you can only count half that. 21 cm across the top is quite small. But a pot that style would be fine for a clematis if it didn't have that inner pot.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
That pot isn't very big, nearly half is taken up with its watering system gap. My clematis are in pots 45cm deep, 50cm diameter, two are about 55cm tall. That pot is 41cm but you can only count half that. 21 cm across the top is quite small. But a pot that style would be fine for a clematis if it didn't have that inner pot.
Oh interesting, so it sounds like your pot has a normal round shape? Good to know, because from all the googling I did about potting clematis plants, they all emphasised getting a deep pot so I was left with the impression the only one that is suitable is one that is tall but not wide!
Yes, tall is more important than wide, but the point is that the pot shown in your link looks tall but in reality it isn't because it is a short pot inside a tall pot. It also looks tall because it's narrow, but it's only 41 cm tall if you take out the inner pot. Mine are taller and also happen to be more than twice as wide. They don't have to be as wide as my pots, though.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Oh wow - I could sense this forum would be friendly but quite taken aback by all the helpful replies. Thank you!
Given me lots of great food for thought so I have been doing more research.
I've come across a lot of sites online recommending getting a big, deep pot for clematis. Is it literally something with a shape along the lines of this as an example?
https://getpotted.com/product/lechuza-cubico-self-watering-planter/?SKU=62297&utm_source=adw.google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign={campaign}&utm_term=&gclid=Cj0KCQiAnuDTBRDUARIsAL41eDrk5Kr8-GT7U1_OPxbV85KZdse6XWh8-zsyu4LOQ2Cve39Y-lxO1FsaAt5MEALw_wcB
Where it's basically a pot that has great height and quite a narrow width?
Thank you!
Last edited: 05 February 2018 21:40:17
That pot isn't very big, nearly half is taken up with its watering system gap. My clematis are in pots 45cm deep, 50cm diameter, two are about 55cm tall. That pot is 41cm but you can only count half that. 21 cm across the top is quite small. But a pot that style would be fine for a clematis if it didn't have that inner pot.
Oh interesting, so it sounds like your pot has a normal round shape? Good to know, because from all the googling I did about potting clematis plants, they all emphasised getting a deep pot so I was left with the impression the only one that is suitable is one that is tall but not wide!
How little I seem to know...argh!
Thanks
Yes, tall is more important than wide, but the point is that the pot shown in your link looks tall but in reality it isn't because it is a short pot inside a tall pot. It also looks tall because it's narrow, but it's only 41 cm tall if you take out the inner pot. Mine are taller and also happen to be more than twice as wide. They don't have to be as wide as my pots, though.