Clematis favorites for Jane
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Lost clematis & my favorite rose
Comments (5)I have enough sweet autumn clematis to cover your chicken run, your pergola, your garage, your house, and your neighbors homes too. If you're coming to the Cape anytime soon, let me know, and I'll pot up a couple of dozen of them for you, instead of spraying them with vinegar. Of course these are no-name plants - although I bought the first one from White Flower Farm (before I knew how they behaved in zone 7). Is Sweet William a particularly nice variety? If so, you have my sympathy - not that the 'plain' ones aren't nice when they bloom. Gee, if voles can do them in, maybe I'll try to stop my dog from hunting them - she's pretty effective....See MoreFavorite evergreen clematis or jasmine?
Comments (5)Susan, it really helps if you indicate where in zone 8 you are located - just the general area or large city. I seem to recall from some of your other postings that you are in the PNW/Seattle area. If this is correct, you are somewhat restricted in your choices - evergreen vines with fragrant white flowers are limited, The Clematis armandii is the go-to evergreen vine with fragrant flowers but as noted, it will get much bigger than 7'.......more like 20-30'!! The one in my garden grows up to the top of a 45' tall horsechestnut tree and it is best left to grow unpruned but can be trimmed immediately after the early spring boom cycle. Star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, will do well in a sunny position with a bit of protection from winter winds. And it will be smaller in size than the clematis but still larger than 7'. A semi-evergreen vine is Akebia quinata and that comes in white forms - 'Alba', 'Silver Bells' or 'Shiro-bana' (more of a cream color). Also a big, vigorous vine (40') with a light, spicy scent. Can lose foliage in witer and an Arctic blast can cause defoliation, so not a great choice for privacy screening but in a protected location should hold most of its leaves through winter. And that's about it for this area!...See MoreYour favorite "newer" clematis varieties?
Comments (57)"Whoa..Super Nova and Pernille are stunners! I'm trying Florida S again too." Yes, indeed stunners, 'Super Nova' a bit rather like 'Venosa Violacea'. As to the Florida, they are a bit more tender of finer thinner growers. For three years, 'Viennetta' grew surprisingly well upon the south side of my foundation wall, then met demise when I over fed it with horse manure. In cold climates these will die right back to the ground and the very fragile new shoots that emerge from underground appreciate having nice soft soil to push forth through. Rouge, these and others I've ordered from Phoenix Perennials, been mostly very pleased with their plants and hope to again be this year. Just need to get some more ink for my printer so I can continue the cash flow, LOL....See MoreFavorite Clematis Pruning Group for lots of blooms?
Comments (3)Thanks, gardengal! That's funny that you mention the range of flowers on type 3. I was leaning towards 2 because they seem to have a bigger selection of flowers (at least at the greenhouses around here.) I might have to find some online and order. :) Is there a favorite clematis that has always done really well for you?...See Morecorunum z6 CT
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