Clematis can be grown successfully in pots (not montanas though!) but like anything else in a pot they're dependent on you for their needs, and clematis are hungry plants so it makes it much harder to keep them healthy and growing well. Frost is an issue so put them in a sheltered spot over winter if you get severe frosts. If your ground's heavy clay - mine is - then dig plenty of FYM (available in bags in GCs etc) compost and grit into the ground, especially in the planting hole, before you put them in. A good sprinkling of blood, fish and bone and plant them deeply. Water well and mulch if you can, and keep an eye out for slugs and snails which munch on emerging shoots and stems. A clematis food or tomato food throughout the flowering season, and you should be well on your way to enjoying a lovely display.
Just noticed you have one in the greenhouse - is there a reason for that? They should be outdoors.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Clematis can be grown successfully in pots (not montanas though!) but like anything else in a pot they're dependent on you for their needs, and clematis are hungry plants so it makes it much harder to keep them healthy and growing well. Frost is an issue so put them in a sheltered spot over winter if you get severe frosts. If your ground's heavy clay - mine is - then dig plenty of FYM (available in bags in GCs etc) compost and grit into the ground, especially in the planting hole, before you put them in. A good sprinkling of blood, fish and bone and plant them deeply. Water well and mulch if you can, and keep an eye out for slugs and snails which munch on emerging shoots and stems. A clematis food or tomato food throughout the flowering season, and you should be well on your way to enjoying a lovely display.
Just noticed you have one in the greenhouse - is there a reason for that? They should be outdoors.
Hi Fairygirl, I only put it them in pots and i have had no luck with them in the ground, Frost would be a problem but i was going to give them a mulch and wrap the pot with somethink,
Fairygirl, i only have it in the greenhouse, because when i bought it,
it was in the shop not outside, so i put mine in the greenhouse over night but it is outside during the day, i was only doing this until i have decided if i am putting it in the ground or putting it in another big pot.
lorna, i went and bought a clematis montana 'mayleen' it smalls amazing and has rust coloured leaves and pale pink flowers, the scent is really strong but lovely, it was a good size and was only £4,99 at my local gc oh & 10% off
That sounds lovely sangy67, i will have to see if the shops have any, that was definitely a good price, they are not that cheap over here in Ireland, well not were i am, I will make a a note of that one. thanks sanjy.
have a look online if not, might be cheaper if they are expensive in ireland, ive planted it in a pot oops just read fairygirls well i say pot it's a big wicker basket ive lined with a compost bag , gc said i could help myself in their bin to old plant pots and there was a brand new wicker basket in there with the tags on, nothing wrong with i could see, result !!
tetley i have taken cuttings and have done as you said but mine are indoors as it is so windy in my garden (i'm right near the sea in a bay) should i still put them outside? also should the bag have holes in it, mine have as i thought maybe they would go mouldy, should i bag them without holes? is it just the frost/frozen thing with pots, the lined basket i have put mine in is 18inches diameter and 16inches high?
that's annoying about the pot as i spent ages today firstly mixing in all the manure ect then planted it nice and deep and then constructed the trellis out of bamboo in situ, planted in the pot and reaching up to the top of the summerhouse and carefully spacing and attaching the clematis to it all spaced out, the trouble is i haven't really got anywhere to plant it by the summer house as i have a plum tree in the only available tiny bed
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Clematis can be grown successfully in pots (not montanas though!) but like anything else in a pot they're dependent on you for their needs, and clematis are hungry plants so it makes it much harder to keep them healthy and growing well. Frost is an issue so put them in a sheltered spot over winter if you get severe frosts. If your ground's heavy clay - mine is - then dig plenty of FYM (available in bags in GCs etc) compost and grit into the ground, especially in the planting hole, before you put them in. A good sprinkling of blood, fish and bone and plant them deeply. Water well and mulch if you can, and keep an eye out for slugs and snails which munch on emerging shoots and stems. A clematis food or tomato food throughout the flowering season, and you should be well on your way to enjoying a lovely display.
Just noticed you have one in the greenhouse - is there a reason for that? They should be outdoors.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Tetley, i will have to look out for a Montana, my neighbour has one of them, when would be the best time to take a cutting.
Maybe i should take it out of the pot and just try it in the ground and see it i have any luck this time.
Hi Fairygirl, I only put it them in pots and i have had no luck with them in the ground, Frost would be a problem but i was going to give them a mulch and wrap the pot with somethink,
Fairygirl, i only have it in the greenhouse, because when i bought it,
it was in the shop not outside, so i put mine in the greenhouse over night but it is outside during the day, i was only doing this until i have decided if i am putting it in the ground or putting it in another big pot.
lorna, i went and bought a clematis montana 'mayleen' it smalls amazing and has rust coloured leaves and pale pink flowers, the scent is really strong but lovely, it was a good size and was only £4,99 at my local gc oh & 10% off
That sounds lovely sangy67, i will have to see if the shops have any, that was definitely a good price, they are not that cheap over here in Ireland, well not were i am, I will make a a note of that one. thanks sanjy.
have a look online if not, might be cheaper if they are expensive in ireland, ive planted it in a pot oops just read fairygirls well i say pot it's a big wicker basket ive lined with a compost bag , gc said i could help myself in their bin to old plant pots and there was a brand new wicker basket in there with the tags on, nothing wrong with i could see, result !!
tetley i have taken cuttings and have done as you said but mine are indoors as it is so windy in my garden (i'm right near the sea in a bay) should i still put them outside? also should the bag have holes in it, mine have as i thought maybe they would go mouldy, should i bag them without holes? is it just the frost/frozen thing with pots, the lined basket i have put mine in is 18inches diameter and 16inches high?
that's annoying about the pot as i spent ages today firstly mixing in all the manure ect then planted it nice and deep and then constructed the trellis out of bamboo in situ, planted in the pot and reaching up to the top of the summerhouse and carefully spacing and attaching the clematis to it all spaced out, the trouble is i haven't really got anywhere to plant it by the summer house as i have a plum tree in the only available tiny bed