Morning Richard, well our Ballerina rose is rather big because we had a couple of years where we didn't prune. I think it's about 4/5 ft tall and the same wide. It is a lovely shape. thanks for more herbaceous suggestions - that Integrifolia looks lovely, like bluebells. And yes I know the Star of India may not actually be that. The fleeting small flower that appeared did seem to have a dark pink streak down the middle though. Maybe it will pick up next season after cutting back.
Also wondering the same as Fairygirl re care of herbaceous.
The herbaceous clematis are no problem, just treat them like any other herbaceous perennial, most flower July to September, chop all the dead growth in Winter, many can be propagated by division. We have at least 50 different in the borders here, through shrubs, obelisks or in pots, we never feed or water them, no diseases or problems at all. There are lots of different families in the ' herbaceous ' clematis clan. the Integrifolias quite dwarf, 30 to 90 cms, but they have been crossed over the years with the Viticellas, to give a much taller version, still labelled as Integrifolias, though some choose to call them Diversifolia, for example the stunning Alionushka, seen here in our garden, is catalogued as 1.5 to 2 metres by people who have never grown it, here it can reach 3+ metres easily so needs quite a lot of support, we use tripods of hazel twigs, more later..........
I love these clems. Alionushka struggled for a couple of years but has finally taken off. I train it towards a metal mesh grid and it gets to 2.5 metres now. Hendryetta is another good one which I scramble through a Sceptr'd Isle rose for support and Arabella is lovely too threaded through a cotinus and also as ground cover.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I uses to have 3 small integrifolias - alba and rosa but they've not done well at all and all 3 disappeared last year. This year one has come back but feebly with foliage and no flowers. Any suggestions?
Neutral clay soil to which I added loads of horse manure as I was also planting roses. Full south, sheltered and gets a general sprinkle of pelleted chicken manure every spring plus clematis feed on the big clems - Sunset, princess Diana, Betty Corning. Hendryetta is in that bed too and doing well.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Thanks for that Richard. I sort of assumed they would be pretty straightforward. I don't have a lot of time now, and felt that a few of those would fit well with my other planting, now that most of my construction work is done and I can get a few more additions. I had a look a while ago at what was available, so I'll spend more time 'researching' during the dark evenings. Hopefully the purse strings will stretch to a couple
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
To Obelixx, I have just been and photographed integrifolia, integrifolia rosea and integrifolia alba as they are now in the border, flowers finished but the seedheads show how many flowers they had. We are on reclaimed marshland here, very wet in Winter, dry in Summer. We never feed or water clematis after the first 12 months that they have been planted, also we don't plant the integrifolias very deep. The integrifolia plants that I have in pots in the greenhouse where they are watered regularly do not perform very well. Perhaps the integrifolia family prefer to be undernourished ?
Easy from seed, just a little patience required ( and a few cats maybe ). They don't always come true from seed so I will send some pink, white, blue, in separate bags in about a month, see how they turn out. Yes, I have your address somewhere, thanks.
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Morning Richard, well our Ballerina rose is rather big because we had a couple of years where we didn't prune. I think it's about 4/5 ft tall and the same wide. It is a lovely shape. thanks for more herbaceous suggestions - that Integrifolia looks lovely, like bluebells. And yes I know the Star of India may not actually be that. The fleeting small flower that appeared did seem to have a dark pink streak down the middle though. Maybe it will pick up next season after cutting back.
Also wondering the same as Fairygirl re care of herbaceous.
I love these clems. Alionushka struggled for a couple of years but has finally taken off. I train it towards a metal mesh grid and it gets to 2.5 metres now. Hendryetta is another good one which I scramble through a Sceptr'd Isle rose for support and Arabella is lovely too threaded through a cotinus and also as ground cover.
Well said Obelixx, Arabella is a fantastic clematis.........................the Andrex of the clematis world.
I uses to have 3 small integrifolias - alba and rosa but they've not done well at all and all 3 disappeared last year. This year one has come back but feebly with foliage and no flowers. Any suggestions?
Neutral clay soil to which I added loads of horse manure as I was also planting roses. Full south, sheltered and gets a general sprinkle of pelleted chicken manure every spring plus clematis feed on the big clems - Sunset, princess Diana, Betty Corning. Hendryetta is in that bed too and doing well.
Thanks for that Richard. I sort of assumed they would be pretty straightforward. I don't have a lot of time now, and felt that a few of those would fit well with my other planting, now that most of my construction work is done and I can get a few more additions. I had a look a while ago at what was available, so I'll spend more time 'researching' during the dark evenings. Hopefully the purse strings will stretch to a couple
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Anyone want any seeds ?
Are they easy from seed Richard? If so, I'd love a few.
Do you still have my address?
My seedlings you sent me this year have done fine ( those which survived the mouse / mice attack )
Easy from seed, just a little patience required ( and a few cats maybe ). They don't always come true from seed so I will send some pink, white, blue, in separate bags in about a month, see how they turn out. Yes, I have your address somewhere, thanks.
The pale blue twisty one came from integrifolia rosea, the stripey form was from a blue.