Clematis

Bought a new clematis yesterday Mrs PB Truax.

Cant wait till I get the pleasure of her stunning blooms.

 

I have to confess that as yet I have only one clematis in the garden and I didn't even buy that and before you all scream thief I hasten to add it was yet another gift from my very lovely sister-in-law Diane.

I don't know it's name and either does she so I'll have to take a picture once it flowers so someone might be able to id it for me.Hel.xxx.

 

I got a Ville Lyon at Morrison's last week for 89p. Then I just ordered a Nelly Moser from an eBay company yesterday, �£7.00. Ah well you can't get absolute bargains every time and the new picnic area will need lots of plants.

 

talking about good buys, when it comes to clematis, i was in morrisons and looking at the reduced veggie counter, when right at the back were two sad looking clematis ,they were as dry as a bone and really looking sorry for themselves, so i could not bear to leave them there so in my basket they went , they were 99p each. as soon as i got home i gave them a really big drink of water and a dose of tomatoe food , then about an hour later i put them straight into the garden , one was called THE PRESIDENT and the other was called SUNSET , so far they havent died on me and they are beginning to sprout some new growth so i am making sure to water them well and i will see if they can reward me with some nice blooms maybe next year.



You mention NELLY MOSER i think she is just great , one of the best .

i put one in a few months ago and i have had my first flower last week

 

if it rewards you with some blooms i am quite sure she will not be your last one . i started off with one and now i have 28 , thats if they all survive ,so far so good i am an addict i am sure

 

Hi May - caught you clematis photos on the Gardener pics thread!! You certainly must have a gift with these plants - the ones you showed us are marvellous!

Welcome to the forum.

 

thanks for that what great pics

 

thank you i think it is more luck than judgement, but i am learning, i have had some failures but i am learning fast .

 

Hi may, I like you, fall for the sorry looking plants and have to take them home and baby them, and 99% of the time they reward me.:D:thumb: 02

 

yes it brings satisfaction to think you have recued them , also i find that when i go round the garden centres the clematis that are looking sad and old are sometimes the best ones to take home ,because i find that they have the best roots filling the pot .

and i always look for the pots that have the roots coming out of the bottom of the pot.


then if the plant fails on me when i put it in the ground , because it has a good lot of roots more than likely it will shoot up next year and then i have not lost it for good. :thumb:

but if there is not many roots filling the pot i would not have a second chance.

 

Is it worth dead-heading them? Mine are starting to look a little sorry and all the flowers fell off last week.

 

well i dont know what the
experts would say, but i do , in fact i have done it to by GUERNSEY CREAM this year, i have also given it a very light prune and last year after doing that i had a second flush of flowers ,not as many as the first flush but i did get some more

 

Thanks May, I'll give it a try.:thumb: