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Clematis Viticella Madame Julia Correvon

Sorry if I have spelt this incorrectly.  Is this clematis suitable for a container and how striking are the flowers.  From the picture they appear to be red but quite small.  How tall does it grow and can I just keep nipping the top shoots off to hold the growth back to about 5 foot?
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    You need to bookmark this clematis site GD.  Then you can search by name, colour, group etc and find what you need to know about height, flower size etc - http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=574

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • Yes, you are right Obelixx, I should.  It is such a helpful site.  I took a look at Mme J.C - not sure if I like the flowers so much.  The huge pot is going right outside our front door facing south and I want something bold and colourful - Rebecca is my first choice but I haven't found a plant - Guernsey Cream is my second choice - my the plug plants arrived today and are only about 3 inches tall so I would probably have to wait for the flowers next year. Mme JC is my third choice for the pot.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Raymond Evison have Rebecca and aren't a million miles from you.  They can also advise about suitability for pots.

    Teeny 3" clems need to be grown on a lot in order to get them big enough to re-pot and re-pot, deeper every time to encourage more shoots to form.   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Obelixx is right, if you want to put the clematis into your big pot straight away, thenyou need a much bigger established plant to start with. A little plug will really struggle in a large pot.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705


    I only have this photo of it, in the background growing through a honeysuckle.  I wouldn't like to grow this in a pot of any size, it's one of the most vigorous Viticellas and would soon get away from you.  The colour starts a wine red lightening to deep pink/purple..   I couldn't imagine trying to keep it to 5 foot and I think it would be a shame to try and do so..

    I don't find the flowers are that small, just right for most purposes.  Some Clematis have flowers that are just too big for my taste...

    Other clematis are more suitable for pots, something in the 4 to 6 foot range is what I would go for..


    East Anglia, England
  • 1634 Racine1634 Racine Posts: 568
    Here's a close-up from my garden



  • Thanks for your helpful input and pictures - it is good to see a plant "in the flesh" but these pictures have been most helpful.  I know when I have asked about plug clematis in the past that Obelixx, Lizzie and others have been able to expertly advise me - I now always grow the plugs up to three sizes of pots which usually takes 3 or 4 months over the summer before they are ready to be planted out, and I have only lost one to slugs so far out of about 8 and I have 3 more due to go out in a month or two and another 3 that arrived today which I hope will also be ready to be planted out before Autumn sets in, although the summer is going to be short this year.  In view of what you have said Marlorena I will shelve that idea and look instead for a larger Rebecca - yes Raymond Evison does sell it - I hope to find one soon.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I've got a Julia Correvon in a raised bed that does very well-



    If you want bigger flowers, then Rebecca may be an option- 


    Billericay - Essex

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  • Am I wrong in thinking clematis like their feet in cool shade and their heads in the sun? I would guess keeping them happy in a pot in a South facing position would be hard work. I was also told to plant clematis deeply to avoid clematis wilt, is this true?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Yes Joyce - that's the ideal plan for a clematis.
    My julia Correvon is in an east-facing raised border.
    My Rebecca faces due west, so the pot does get warm in the summer, but she seems happy enough.
    Planting deeply is a good idea. It won't prevent wilt, but if your plant does get wilt, the chances are it'll still sprout again from shoots below the soil surface

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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