Can anyone here inspire me with the best clematis to grow up what we now know to be our dead silver birch. It is being cut down to a moderately tall but safe stump next month and will look very sad. The bed it’s in is quite shaded and a bit but not too dry. A Japanese quince and a camellia would be neighbours as would a forsythia. Obviously we can enrich the soil before planting .
@Wjs57 .. re pot, no I won't be transplanting it just yet, maybe further down the line. In time I might do some root pruning that's all, or try something different. It's doing very well.
... one of the gr. 3's would be nice for your Birch. I like 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' for its informality and freedom of flower. Big choice..
'Roguchi' coped quite well in the heat - unwatered - a bit of mildew here and there but flowering generously. 'Star of India'... I did water this... still putting on a good show..
Midsummer whites. Firstly, Clematis Kirilovii - small, delicate, nicely fragranced. Grown in a container.
Paul Farges - vigorous, flowers for weeks on end, and clambers all over the place. I've also found it fairly popular with pollinators.
Hågelby White. Has had a very good run this summer, but now beginning to tail off. Here mixed with Etoile Violette, a bit of buddleia, comfrey and probably some bindweed coming over the fence from next door.
The images of clematis on this thread are amazing. Fabulous to look through for ideas.
Can I ask... do clematis get bigger each year?
It's my first year for clematis and I bought quite a few. Some have done well, the mini ones are pretty sad but I'm still excited for what's to come (I think).
I got mine from Evisons in early summer at 18 months old - I've seen flowers but nothing so spectacular as all these. Can I be positive or would you expect I should have as good a show this year?
@FayeG, You have to be a bit patient with clematis when newly planted as they should concentrate their energy on growing roots rather than flowers. They have an extensive root system when fully grown and like lots of water, feeding and sunshine. Given those basics you can expect more and bigger flowers in the future.
@FayeG In my experience clematis can take 2 or 3 years to get settled in and perform at their best as they do take time to get their roots down and established. Correct feeding and watering will help them establish more quickly.
Once established, and correctly pruned, you can expect group 2 and 3 clematis to produce more stems from the base each year. Group 1s will grow bigger but can be controlled if needs be.
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.. re pot, no I won't be transplanting it just yet, maybe further down the line. In time I might do some root pruning that's all, or try something different. It's doing very well.
... one of the gr. 3's would be nice for your Birch. I like 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' for its informality and freedom of flower. Big choice..
'Star of India'... I did water this... still putting on a good show..
Midsummer whites. Firstly, Clematis Kirilovii - small, delicate, nicely fragranced. Grown in a container.
Paul Farges - vigorous, flowers for weeks on end, and clambers all over the place. I've also found it fairly popular with pollinators.
Hågelby White. Has had a very good run this summer, but now beginning to tail off. Here mixed with Etoile Violette, a bit of buddleia, comfrey and probably some bindweed coming over the fence from next door.
Can I ask... do clematis get bigger each year?
It's my first year for clematis and I bought quite a few. Some have done well, the mini ones are pretty sad but I'm still excited for what's to come (I think).
I got mine from Evisons in early summer at 18 months old - I've seen flowers but nothing so spectacular as all these. Can I be positive or would you expect I should have as good a show this year?
Given those basics you can expect more and bigger flowers in the future.
Once established, and correctly pruned, you can expect group 2 and 3 clematis to produce more stems from the base each year. Group 1s will grow bigger but can be controlled if needs be.