Thank you for this informative video. Your information is very clear. Only one small thing. A clematis does fine in a plastic container. I have mine in black, plastic containers for years and they are doing fine. I have them both flanking my front door facing west. They are blasted by the sun from late morning till sundown. My trick: when it’s hot, water them twice. Once in the morning and once in the evening. This keeps their roots cool too. I have other plants to the front in the same pot and they also keep the roots cool. As the old saying goes: they want their face in the sun and feet in the shadow….
Glad to hear they do fine in a plastic pot!!!...Ive got fabric grow bags here ,but no clay or ceramic pot......They come in plastic pots and seem to b healthy..Thanks for your info !!!
@@RvW1985 Me too... The kind of prices they charge for those big pots in garden centres, even in their sales, is eye-watering. As a pensioner on a limited budget, plastic has to do. And they are easier to move around.
This short simple no-nonsense demo was exactly what i needed having just bought my first clematis ‘sunset’. Thanks for helping me to plant it with confidence 😊👍🏻
Good thing I saw this,was about to plant in a plastic pot forgetting clematis like cool roots,thats hard to do on a patio in full sun. Rethink plan Thanks for the reminder!
18 inches is 45 cm If stones make it too heavy use polystyrene pieces . Please don’t plant the crown of all clematis deep it will rot , only large flower clematis can go lower . If clematis flowers before June , don’t prune .
I had no idea you could pot 2 . I bought a apple Blossom and have an established Montana... would I still be able to pot together? I have a high tall planter
The pearlite is important for potted plants to aid in drainage, while retaining moisture. In the soil it is less important because the surrounding soil provides the same effect.
I know nothing at all about gardening and I have just bought a clematis No3. It is small in probably a 3" pot. Can I plant it straight out into the garden and how often should I feed it?
Should we repot immediately after purchase. We just got one from Costco here in Texas, and the pot is 8 inches wide. Can I let it be for this year and repot during winter.
Just cut them. At the end of flowering season you are meant to give clematis good, hard prune. I cut my Jack Manii in February leaving only 2 inches above the ground and it is already over 7 feet tall, growing very fast and flowering season hasn't started yet. Consult which pruning group your clematis belongs to and cut and change the obelisk at the same time.
I'm in Edmonton Canada 🇨🇦freezing here in winter. I just purchased my clematis. I will follow instructions in this great video. Do I need to move it in winter time? I was going to put it in the ground but now the pot seems a great idea. I'm just concerned about winter cold Any ideas clematis lovers? Thanks 😊🙏
I would put it in the ground and buy a new one in the spring for your pot. Alternatively you totally can bring them in into a warm room and they will even bloom during your long winter. They may need some additional light though... Do not overwater and give them miracle grow, they will love you 4 this... also 3rd way: bring them inside in a cold storage, let them go dormant during the winter, but do not freeze them to death so the unheated garage wouldn,t work unless you are zone 6... cold storage with minimum light, but water them from time to time
That seems like a very small container for two Clematis. How long do you expect them to live in that pot? Just asking as I'm on planting two together to climb my fence but I'm using a much larger pot.. Thanks
Container size is all about giving enough room for the plant to receive enough water and nutrients. All containers need higher attention than plants grown in the ground so watering is key in the growing and dryer months along with feeding on a more regular basis when plants are growing and producing flower bud. These two will be quite happy in here for a good number of years as long as i provide water and food at the right time.
@@newleafplantsltd7956 Interesting! Thank you. I had just bought a purple Mrs Thompson, and I love the idea of putting a nice white one in the same pot.
For clematis, group 2 big flowers specifically, clematis wilt is a really big problem. When you bury the crown a couple of inches, even if the above ground part wilts, the new shoots would come out from the buried crown and your clematis survives.
Lenilen is correct, i always soak my plants before planting in containers or the ground, you'd be amazed at how much water soil will pull away from the root ball, never too much initially.
Yes, you can. I have been doing that for years. Use some type of basestructure though in the pot, so that if you want to remove it after pruning you can without it bendig and snapping the plantbase, but better to leave it in place. Put a big dish under the pot and preferably put companionplants in pots around to keep it cool or frostprotected. With heavy frost cover with straw and f.e. cardboard. Turn the dish upside down so critters still can not enter but excess water can not build up. Campanula goes very well with Clematis, is low maintenance ánd can be tricked into climbing so it will covers the bigger pots. Also good to plant directly in the Clematiscontainer. Lavendula is another. Cloverbulbs in shallow pots. Helping polinators.
The above advice regarding planting deep applies to large-flowered clematis and Viticellas. Atragenes (Alpinas, Macropetelas and Koreanas), New Zealand/evergreen types, Cirrhosas, Tanguticas, Montanas, Heracleifolias and Integrifolias should not be planted deeply.
Go to your local garden centre and ask for non plastic or resin pots, usually they have great selections of stone to clay pots which can be easily identified as they are heavy.
Hi I know this is an old vid but hopefully you can still answer. Should I snip the middle if I've just bought (March) a group 3 super market clematis it's young I'd say under year old, the regular £2 ones. It has two stems and buds on it already but flimsy. Want to give it the best chance. Tia
Rachel, as an industry we are moving that way, please read this for more information. hta.org.uk/news-current-issues/news-current/news/growing-media-taskforce-announces.html
I use a mix of loam and peat based compost such as John Innes mixed 50/50 with multipurpose, you can buy this ready mixed or do it yourself. I also add perlite (the white stuff) which improves drainage. The small orange/yellow balls are slow release fertiliser.
We had a cold last winter with snow for a few months and mine looked dead but has survived and is already blooming and looks wonderful now.....I had it under the eaves on the patio but got to 2 degrees for quite awhile
Hi John, the answer is to move them to a sheltered position over the worst weather, clematis like to over winter in very dry conditions so if you can offer this i'm sure all will be well.
I would not risk it here in MN, zone 4b. Bury either in the pot or without and cover them, or bring in into a garage. But do not super freeze them, i lost at least two due to harsh winters
Do you need to loosen or cut the root ball? Also, the branches you cut off the one plant, will they root if you put them on water to start an additional plant? Or is it too fragile for that?
You can loosen the root ball but this may cause damage so I only do this if the plant is root bound and needs help escaping. All plant material taken from any plant has a chance of rooting and always worth a go, what is there to loose? Better inserted into a very gritty compost mix. Andy
Soak your clematis 30 minutes in water before putting in pot. Two clematis is to much for this pot. They need plenty of root room. I like adding worm castings to my soil. Clemetis spread out pretty much so two is two much. Overall a good video.
Wrong info. Not all clematis should be planted deeply otherwise they will rot at the crown. If you want to know which should not, do some research at either the British Clematis Society or International Clematis Society.
