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Clematis Instructions For Growing
The queen of climbing vines can be grown over various supports including fences, walls, pergolas, arches, other plants like paeonia, roses, trellis etc. Dig a hole 18” wide and deep. Amend the soil with compost or manure and top dress annually. Pruning is based on whether the variety blooms on old or new wood. Old wood plants should not be pruned except for shape, dead or diseased. New wood blooming plants should be lightly pruned in late winter or early spring, removing dead or weak stems and shaping. If you are unsure, don’t prune. You can always prune later but you can’t put it back after its cut!! Theoretically these ‘bloom on new wood’ clematis should be pruned hard in late winter but that may not be practical in Alaska. Try pruning 1/3 of the vine back to 6-9 inches every year. Prune back to a well developed bud. The goal is to eliminate getting bare stems with a thick tangle above. Moose eat vines. Our varieties are at least hardy to zone 4 and some to as cold as zone 2. The books all say clematis like cool roots. I think we’ve got that covered naturally with our cool Alaskan soils.
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Clematis ''Piilu'' () | |
| Pronounced pie-LOO, translates to “Little Duckling” Often touted as the most heavily blooming Clematis, you are sure to be impressed by ‘Piilu’s’ shower of blossoms from late spring through early fall. This selection blooms first on old wood, producing 3-4” double, light pink blossoms with a prominent, wide, dark purplish red bar. Flowers produced successively on new wood are of the same color but are single. Zone: 4 |
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Clematis 'Blue Bird' (Clematis) | |
| Clematis 'Blue Bird' is a vigorous, hardy vine with dainty lavender bell-shaped blooms in spring. This one will grow to 12 feet. Don't be shy in pruning this one heavily. Pruning guide: Prune heavily in late winter or early spring, removing dead or weak stems and shaping. Zone: 3 |
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Clematis 'Ernest Markham' (Clematis) | |
| Clematis 'Ernest Markham' has large magenta red flowers with gold anthers. This variety will grow 12-16 feet, with a 4- to 6-inch flower. Pruning guide: Lightly prune in late winter or early spring, removing dead or weak stems and shaping. Plant this with your Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt' and let it ramble through her shiny leaves. Blooms after the Paeonia. Zone: 2 |
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Clematis 'Henryi' (Clematis) | |
| Lovely, perfectly formed, pure white flowers with purple-violet anthers bloom early summer and often again in late summer. The flowers are quite large 6-9 inches in diameter. Early in the season foliage is often bronzy. Combine with climbing rose 'John Cabot' on and arch. Very surprising! Pruning guide: For all our larger flowered clematis we recommend cutting back 1/3 each year. Prune back to a well-developed bud. Large flower. Zone: 3/4 |
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Clematis 'Jackmanii' (Clematis) | |
| Here is a very hardy variety, with profuse blooming deep purple flowers. Clematis 'Jackmanii' grows 8-12 feet, with 5- to 6-inch flowers. Very popular! Pruning guide: Lightly prune in late winter or early spring, removing dead or weak stems and shaping. Old favorite for Alaskans. Very easy to grow. Zone: 3 |
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Clematis 'The President' (Clematis) | |
| Deep violet-blue flowers with dark redish-purple anthers are followed by attractive seed heads in the fall. Zone: 3/4 |
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Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' (Clematis) | |
| Bright purplish-red 5" to 7" flowers fade to pink centers with age. Long blooming from July to October on new growth. Pruning guide: I recommend pruning 1/3 each year rather than a harder pruning. Prune back to a well-developed bud. Large flower. Zone: 3/4 |
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Clematis alpina 'Willy' (Clematis) | |
| Small bell shaped flowered but extra hardy, 'Willy' bears very pale lavender/mauve flowers fading to pink at the center. Early blooming and profusely blooming. Easy to grow. Prune dead, weak or old stems after flowering period. Blooms on old wood. Attractive silky-silvery seed heads. Pruning guide: Prune only dead, diseased or for shape. Hardy. Zone: 3/4 |
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Clematis macropetala ''Rosy O'Grady' () | |
| 'Rosy O'Grady' is another early flowering hybrid from a cross between Clematis macropetala and Clematis alpina. The semi-double, nodding flowers of Rosy O’Grady appear rose pink in colour with intense purple veins etched on the outside of each sepal. The sepals curl back at the edge to show a pale pink underlay of staminodes Zone: 3 |
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Lonicera 'Mandarin' (Honeysuckle) | |
| This honeysuckle variety is a vigorous deciduous vine with copper-colored spring foliage. You'll like the red tubular flowers. Combine with Asclepias tuberosa, Clematis 'Jackmanii', 'Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster'. Zone: 3 |
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Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet' (Honeysuckle) | |
| This honeysuckle, Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet,' features scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers. This one will flower all summer! Combine with Ascepias Tuberosa, Primula florindae, Physocarpus 'Summerwine'. Zone: 3 |
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