Help with clematis

I always hesitiate to recommend particular Clematis, mainly because I like so many of them. All I was doing was pointing out that 'fast growing' also means rampant. You cannot have one without the other.
Personally depending on the size of the fence, of course, I would go for three planted together. Say an alpina or macropetala for early flowers, then a mid season large flowered, followed by a viticella or texensis for later.
Or, if sheltered, you could do a cirrhosa/amrandii combination for winter/spring followed by a tangutica type for later.
Or perhaps even put in a Hydrangea petiolaris( soi dit) or a Campsis radicans.
My favourite evergreen climber though is a Lonicera whose name is L. alseuosmoides. The flowers are not spectacular, but utterly beloved by bees and the berries are black/blue all winter.We have that with an C. alpina through it for colour before the honeysuckle starts.

 

Hi Palustris, I was thinking that the armandii and cirrhosa would be good together, too! Was it you who said there was one for every month of the year?
I haven't heard of that honeysuckle, just off to look it up.

 

!st flower of the new Clematis "Love Child"

 

Rosietu, it's very pretty, I looked it up and have never heard of Chiisanesis, is that type new too?

 

ROSIETU, FLOWER SO PRETTY

 

Thanks guys, I shall keep all this info for spring, the garden is still a large patch of mud but in march when I go to cornwall I shall search the nurseries for your suggestions, have a great weekend!

 

palustris, is goats beard a clematis?

 

As far as I know Goat's beard is the common name for Aruncus dioicus. See here http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Aruncus+dioicus
Clematis vitalba is the native Clematis with virtually non existent flowers, but massive seed heads, is commonly know as Old man's beard though.
C. chiisanensis was first introduced in either 1913 or 1917 (depends on which book you read). This particular form C.c Love Child was introduced in 1976 so neither are particularly new. As a form rather than a hybrid, any seeds from it should come true.

[ 10. September 2006, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: Palustris ]

 

yOU ARE A STAR,PALUSTRIS. I bought this plant from an organic farm, no info on the plant was given. it looks like an upside down brolly with thin palm like leaves. thanks a lot for the info.I will try and put a pic on soon.

 

Re Chiisanesis Love Child...I meant new for me Palustris...But tis a pretty thing hope it covers that part of the fence it is said to be vigourus. Re seeds never thought of seeds re Clematis might give that a go sounds challenging any tips would be appreciated.

 

Clematis seed sowing is fairly straight forward. The seeds are sort of disc shaped and good ones are plump. Hard to describe but if you look at a Clematis seed head you can easily spot the difference between good and bad.
Sow straight away in ordinary seed compost and put somewhere safe outside for the winter weather to work its magic. Germination takes place in spring (if at all!). Let the seedlings get to a reasonable size before moving into individual pots and feed with weak Miraclegrow or such like.

 

Palustris, Do you know anything about the following: cirrhosa "Ourika Valley" "Freckles" and"Balearica" all evergreen and winter flowering.Would be nice to have something flowering when everthing has finished.

 

I have Freckles, Rosie - got it from T+M. The offer is over now - but here's the info http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/list/full-index/c/3

I also have pixie - small, for containers, etc - also evergreen. I got that from J Parker -

http://www.jparkers.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.standard&continueaction=category.search&search=clematis&producttype_id=48315
Someone mentioned it on a thread about clematis for containers. Hope this helps :D

 

Beat me to it! :D

 

:rolleyes: :D