Clematis

Clematis

C. viticella 'Alba Luxurians'
C. 'Jackmanii Superba'
C. 'Henryi'


I planted the exuberant purple 'Jackmanii Superba' in fall 2011 in a pot on the patio, but moved it a bunch of times after that.

Added "Henryi' in spring 2012 to the front garden to climb a small trellis between the garage windows.

'Alba Luxurians' is small flowered, blooms are white with green markings, added in 2010. The green varies with the amount of sun — in shade, flowers are greener than when grown in full sun.

'Alba Luxurians' was moved to a tower at the patio wall, where it overruns the small structure.

10/3/12

After blooming I cut it back, all the way to the ground in summer -- early to mid August. It regrows and reblooms well into September and October. In 2014 I experimented and did not cut back 'Alba Luxurians' after its prolific bloom had gone by in summer. It did not rebloom in September.

Each flower is small and not very dramatic, but the whole effect is nice.  The green markings are not as noticeable as they were when this plant was first planted.

6/21/13                                                                                       6/29/13

10/19/13

I planted 'Henryi' in the front walk garden, to climb between the two garage windows. It's another white clematis, but large flowered. Even in its first year, with very little foliage yet, it bloomed, first in early summer, and then again in fall.

10/7/12

'Henryi' looked great in the first part of 2014, but then suddenly succumbed to clematis wilt in early July. I cut it all the way back.

6/19/13

Here is what I learned about clematis wilt:

Clematis wilt is rarely fatal. The vine should regrow from the roots, although that may take a couple years to really reestablish, and it can be treated with fungicide soil drenches with some success (possibly).

An interesting observation is that clematis seems to outgrow its susceptibility after about 5 years. The bigger the root system the better it fights off wilt.

         ----> Note: According to Chanticleer garden staff, 'Henryi' does best with no pruning. After it gets established, and outgrows the wilt problem if it can, then leave it unpruned.

'Henryi' looked good and showed no signs of wilt in 2015 or after.

6/14/16

In 2012 I also planted 'Jackmanii Superba' in a pot on the patio with an iron trellis to climb, then moved it a couple times. 'Jackmanii' is rich purple in shade, and magenta in sun, very prolific and quite stunning for a long time in summer.

It is now climbing a tower at the side of the porch, and I'm letting it trail over to mingle with the sweet autumn clematis along the deck railing.

6/20/16