Melinda Myers

Clematis

Botanical Name

Clematis

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 9

Height

5 to 30 feet

Width

3 to 30 feet

Flowers

Late spring to fall: many colors, types and sizes

Fruit

Feathery, ball-shaped structure, showy

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, cool

Planting & Care

• Grow clematis with their face in the sun and feet in the shade for best results
• Prune summer and fall blooming clematis, if needed, during the dormant season. I prefer to wait until late winter so I can enjoy the winter interest and for increased winter hardiness.
• Early spring bloomers flower on the previous years growth and should be pruned, if needed, after flowering

Problems

Leaf spot, stem rot

Varieties

• Nelly Moser - pale mauve flowers with pink bands
• Clematis terniflora - Sweet Autumn Clematis, profusion of fragrant white flowers in late summer to early fall
• Clematis viticella 'Betty Corning' - blue, downward facing bells thru most of the summer