How to plant a clematis

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Selecting a Plant

Until fairly recently, only a handful of clematis cultivars were readily available in the U.S. Some of these traditional favorites include Jackmanii, General Sikorski, Henryi, and Comtesse de Bouchard. But clematis have become a hugely popular perennial, and today, the average local garden center offers dozens of different choices.

When selecting a clematis for your garden, you'll want to think about a couple things, which include its mature height, flower form and color.

Clematis are known as the "queeen of climbers."

If you have room for a vigorous 10- or 20-foot clematis vine, there are many wonderful cultivars that will fit the bill. There are also more compact varieties that are perfectly happy growing in a small garden or even in a pot on the patio.

The standard clematis flower form is a large blossom with six or seven petals, measuring 5-6" across. There are also cultivars with smaller blossoms, double blossoms, and lovely bell-like flowers. Colors range from white to wine red, lavender to deep purple, and there are even a few yellow ones.

It can take several years for a clematis vine to mature and begin flowering vigorously. To shorten the wait and help ensure your success, it's best to purchase a plant that's at least two years old. Look for a container-grown plant in a quart or gallon-size pot. If you're shopping for your clematis at a garden center or nursery, select a robust plant that's showing vigorous growth, rather than a weak plant with a beautiful picture.

Companion plants, such as this pale-purple baptisia, keep the clematis' root-zone cool.

Where to Plant It

Hopefully you have a planting location in mind before you bring home your new clematis. Ideally it's a sunny spot. Though some clematis cultivars will bloom in partial shade (such as Nellie Moser and Henryii), to reach their full potential they need at least six hours of sun each day.

Clematis prefer moist, well-drained soil that's neutral to slightly alkaline in pH. If your soil tends to be acidic, you should sweeten it periodically with limestone or a little wood ash. Dig a good hole for your new clematis, working in lots of compost and some granular organic fertilizer.

Be very gentle when settling the plant into its new home; the roots, crown and emerging vines of clematis can be easily broken. Position the plant slightly deeper than it was growing in the pot, so the first set of true leaves is just under the soil surface. Water weekly for the first season, to help the plant get established. If you can get your clematis through its first year, chances are good that it will continue to thrive. Mulching around the base of the plant will help conserve moisture, but keep the mulch several inches away from the crown, where the vines emerge from the soil.

Clematis are happiest with cool shade at their roots and warm sun on their foliage. Mulching around the roots will help keep the soil cool, as will the foliage of a low-growing perennial.

Vines grow up and over the top of the Essex Tuteur, and then drape gracefully.

How to Support It

Though there are some types of clematis that have a bushy habit, most of them are born to climb. Like other climbing plants, the growing end of a clematis vine is searching for something to grab onto, and if it can't find anything, it will stop growing. Make sure you provide it with something to climb on from day one.

A clematis vine does not climb by twining around something, as a pole bean or a morning glory does. It climbs by wrapping its leaf stems around something. Because these leaf stems are not very long, anything that's more than about 1/2" in diameter is too wide for the leaf stem to twist around. The easiest things for a clematis to grab onto are twine, fishing line, wire, thin branches, wooden dowels, or steel rods. The more grabbing opportunities you offer the better, so even if you have a nice trellis, consider adding some twine "helper" lines, or covering your trellis with a grid of trellis netting.

Depending on the vigor of the plant and the type of trellis you have, you'll probably need to do some "trussing" during the season to help support the vines and keep them attached to the trellis. Both fishing line and twine work well for this job.

Nearly Invisible Netting ensures that a clematis can climb a trellis with wide crosspieces.

Pruning and Care

Clematis vary in their need for pruning. Some types flower on last year's vines, so you want to avoid cutting them to the ground in the spring. Others flower on current-year vines, so they don't mind being cut to the ground each year. Rather than driving yourself crazy trying to keep track of the ideal pruning technique for each cultivar, try this common-sense approach: leave the prior year's growth in place until mid-spring. Begin pruning only when you can see which vines are dead and which ones are starting to leaf out.

A happy clematis plant puts out an amazing amount of flowers and foliage. Feed your plants well to keep them healthy and vigorous. In early spring, surround the plant with a shovelful of compost and a handful of granular organic fertilizer. Feed again, once or twice during the growing season, with a water-soluble organic fertilizer.

Last updated: 07/06/2022

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There's such a wide variety of clematis available, that it's important you choose the right clematis for the spot you want to grow it in. Some clematis, such as Clematis montana, are extremely fast-growing and vigorous, and are suitable for covering an unsightly wall or shed in a short space of time. Other clematis have a much less vigorous growth habit, and are therefore suitable for growing in pots – look for growth habit on the label or varieties such as Clematis ‘Blue Dwarf’, which indicates a less vigorous habit.

Clematis are also prone to an attack from earwigs, which chew holes in the flower petals. This damage is only cosmetic and doesn't harm the plant. If you're really concerned you can create earwig traps by pushing a 1m long cane into the ground next to the clematis. Stuff a plastic plant pot with straw and place it upturned on the top of the cane. Earwigs will use this as shelter during the day, giving you the opportunity to catch and rehome them.

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Cultivation, care, reproduction
Clematis are of particular interest to flower growers, and not by chance. These plants bloom beautifully and profusely from June to September. There are varieties of clematis that give up to several hundred flowers at the same time. The color of graceful large clematis flowers is extremely diverse, the diameter of which can reach 15 - 20 cm. They can be purple, pink, raspberry, blue.

Many cultivars of clematis curl up, clinging to various supports and reaching a height of several meters. These plants are especially good for vertical gardening of garden plots - for decorating walls, fences, arbors, terraces.

There are also bush species of clematis up to a meter high. They are planted, as a rule, in groups against the backdrop of a lawn or in rocky gardens.

Let's talk in more detail about how to plant and grow clematis

Growing clematis usually begins with the purchase of an annual seedling. How and when to plant it? How to care for clematis in the future?

The best time to plant is early summer, when the danger of late frost is past. But you can plant in the fall, a month and a half before real frosts. Seedlings should have enough time to take root.

It is recommended to plant clematis in a well-lit place protected from the wind.

These plants grow well in alkaline, neutral or slightly acidic soils. For planting clematis, pits are dug, on heavy soils 70x70x70 cm, on light soils 50x50x50 cm. The distance between the pits is from 70 cm to a meter. Clematis do not tolerate waterlogging and stagnant water. If groundwater is close, gravel, broken bricks with a layer of 10-15 cm are placed on the bottom. superphosphate or nitrophoska. Clematis seedlings are deepened by 6-8 cm, leaving a hole around the plant. The next year, the plants are deepened by another 10-15 cm. The degree of deepening depends on the soil - on heavy soils they are buried less, on light soils more. After planting, the shoots are cut short, leaving 2-4 lower buds. After a few weeks, when the shoots grow back, they are cut again. Strong pruning of clematis in the first two years of life contributes to better root development.

After planting the clematis, water it abundantly, for better water access and to prevent soil erosion, you can make a hole around the plant. It is good to mulch the soil with sawdust or peat. The seedling needs to be shaded from direct sunlight.

When planting clematis, don't forget the supports. They need to be installed right now. There are many beautiful fences, lattices, ladders on sale. You can make supports yourself, but remember that they must be not only durable, but also attractive in appearance, because. whips of clematis will close them only in the second half of summer. The height of the supports is from 1.5 to 3 meters.

As the clematis grows, every 2-3 days the shoots must be tied to a support so that the wind does not tear them off.

How to care for clematis

Watering plays an important role in growing clematis. Clematis must be watered abundantly, especially the first two years after planting. Under three-year-old bushes, you need to pour 2-3 buckets once or twice a week. Proper watering is the key to beautiful and lush flowering plants.

For better moisture retention, it is recommended to loosen and mulch the soil near the plants. For mulching, you can use humus, peat, rotted sawdust.

In the first two years, clematis mainly grow horses, few shoots are formed, only 1-3. Single flowers appearing on these shoots are best cut off. Then, with proper, caring care, 5-6 year old bushes will develop dozens of shoots and hundreds of beautiful flowers will bloom on them.

From the third year, clematis gain strength, many new shoots grow. By pruning and pinching the shoots during the summer, you can adjust the timing of flowering. So, if you shorten some of the strong shoots, clematis flowers will appear later on the growing new shoots and the flowering will be longer.

Clematis are very responsive to feeding. It is recommended to fertilize grown plants once a week. They are fed with complete mineral fertilizer (30 g per 10 liters of water per 2 sq. M of soil). You can feed with wood ash (1 cup for each plant). Mullein is well suited as a fertilizer, which is bred at the rate of ten parts of water for one part of manure.

Plant marigold or marigold bushes near the roots of clematis. These plants secrete substances that repel pests. In addition, they will protect the clematis roots from overheating.

Clematis - propagation

There are several ways to propagate clematis: seeds, layering, cuttings and dividing the bush.

Seed clematis appear at different times. After sowing the seeds, do not be upset if they do not sprout with you this very summer. Seeds of some varieties of clematis germinate only in the second and even in the third year, and sometimes even later. It is useful to water such crops in the summer after 2-3 weeks with a weak solution of boric acid (1-2 grams per bucket) and potassium permanganate (2-3 grams per bucket).

When propagating clematis by layering, a young shoot 20-30 cm long should be bent to the ground and placed in a groove 5-10 cm deep. In places of internodes, pin the shoot with wire brackets or press it with pebbles and cover it all with earth, leaving the top with several leaves free . As the shoot grows, fill in new internodes, leaving only its top above the soil. Remember to water the soil regularly and abundantly.

Leave the rooted shoot of clematis in place for the winter. And in the spring, cut the lashes between the nodes and plant the plants in a permanent place.

It is also possible to propagate clematis from cuttings. Cuttings with one or two internodes should be cut at the beginning of flowering plants from the middle part of the vine, leaving 2 cm above the node and 3-4 cm below. To speed up root formation, place the cuttings for 16-24 hours in an aqueous solution of heteroauxin (50-75 grams per 1 liter of water).

Plant clematis cuttings obliquely in boxes or containers in washed sand, peat or a mixture of sand and peat in equal parts. At a temperature of 20-25 degrees, the cuttings take root better, so cover the container with a film and put it in a greenhouse or greenhouse. Cuttings in the rooting process is very useful to spray.

Depending on the variety of clematis and the conditions created, the cuttings take root in a month or two. After that, they need to be transplanted into pots with nutrient soil. If it is too late to plant seedlings in the ground, during the winter keep the plants indoors with a low temperature of + 2-7 degrees. Water infrequently, but make sure the soil does not dry out. In the spring of next year, clematis seedlings are suitable for planting in a permanent place. Plants from cuttings, rooted in the summer, will bloom by the fall of next year.

Clematis shelter for the winter

Clematis are natives of the warm places of the globe, so they need shelter for the winter. In late autumn, all clematis are pruned, but pruned differently, depending on which group the variety belongs to. So clematis from the Florida, Patens, Lanuginosa groups, whose flowers form on last year's shoots, are cut off by one third after the first frost, and then the plant vines are laid on the ground in rings and well covered. The following year, in the first half of summer, large flowers will bloom on these shoots, later flowers will appear on the shoots of the current year.

And those clematis, whose flowers are formed on annual shoots, for example, in the varieties of the Jacqueman and Vititsella groups, should be cut off in autumn, leaving stumps with 2-3 nodes.

After that, the plants are covered with boards, boxes, covered with earth, leaves, spruce branches, sawdust, rotted manure, weathered peat with a layer of 20-30 cm. And when the snow falls, it must be covered from above.

Some flower growers do not cut the vines, but after laying them on the ground, they cover the lower part with fallen leaves, crushed peat, dry inflorescences of large perennials, about a layer of 20 centimeters. On such plants, whips up to half a meter long with live buds are preserved. In the spring, they remove the shelter, cut off the dead parts of the vines. Then lateral shoots begin to develop faster, which bloom profusely all summer.

At present, varieties of frost-resistant clematis have been bred that bloom on last year's shoots. These are clematis: alpine, large-petal, Siberian, mountain. For such varieties, pruning is optional and they can winter without shelter in the middle lane. Siberian clematis also withstands colder wintering, up to -30 degrees.

Clematis pruning is described in more detail in a separate article.

In autumn, you need to remember that too much cover prevents ventilation, and plants can die from this.

Clematis in spring

In the spring you should not rush to open clematis: intermittent frosts and bright sun are detrimental to the kidneys. And when the danger of spring frosts has passed, the shelter is removed, after which the clematis are fed with nitrogen fertilizers, for example, urea - 40 g per 10 liters of water. On acidic soils, clematis is watered with milk of lime (200 g of slaked lime per 10 liters of water per 1 sq. M of soil).

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terms and rules of planting, outdoor care after

There is an opinion among flower growers that the rose is the queen of the garden, and the clematis is the king. Looking at its luxurious and bright flowers, it's hard not to agree with this, isn't it? The plant is also called "Clematis", "Knyazhiki". Reproduction of clematis is possible in several ways: cuttings, seeds, layering, dividing the bush. Large-flowered species can only be propagated vegetatively; propagation by seeds is only suitable for small-flowered species. It is very easy to plant a perennial climbing plant, if you want to please yourself with a new flower or expand the flower “plantation”, then I advise you to pay attention to this culture.

Content

1 How to save the Clematis seedlings before landing

soil and planting hole

3. 3 Seedling preparation

3.4 Direct planting

4 Care of clematis after planting

5 Features of growing clematis from seeds

How to save a clematis seedling before planting
In order for the planting material to be in good condition by the time the soil is planted in a permanent place, you need to take care of its storage at home (in an apartment or a private house).

To begin with, it should be noted that clematis planting material can be found in different forms: Often they are sold in cardboard boxes. The photo shows a specimen in a pot:

One-year rooted shoots with open root system (O.K.S.) . Most often they are sold in a bag in a peat substrate. In the photo they are without a package:

Tip! It is better to buy one-year-old large seedlings with Z.K.S., they will take root faster and begin to grow, they will develop more intensively.

The rules for storing rooted cuttings of clematis until spring planting in a permanent place are very simple . First of all, you need to get it out of the bag with peat, carefully examine it. If there are damaged or rotten roots, then they need to be cut to healthy tissue, and then soaked in some fungicide, for example, Maxim, Fitosporin-M (according to instructions).

The rooted cutting should be transplanted from the peat bag into a 2 liter cut plastic bottle (drainage holes should be made in the bottom). It is necessary to use fertile soil. Then, when the optimal planting time comes, you need to dig the stalk right in the bottle in the garden. In this form, it must be overdone for a year. During this time, the rooted cutting will grow the root system, develop, and the next year you can dig it out, get it out of the bottle and plant it in a permanent place in its normal form. Don't forget to take care of it and water it.

Please note! But you can also, after transplanting and storing in a bottle, immediately plant the cutting in open ground without a container. In this case, you need to take care of him more carefully and carefully.

But clematis seedling with a closed root system in a pot is recommended to buy no earlier than 3-4 weeks before planting in a permanent place. To successfully save the purchased clematis seedling before spring planting in open ground, you must follow the following rules:

Immediately after purchase, the seedling should not be placed in the sun, it is already weakened and does not need extra stress and sunburn. Let the plant stand for 3 days in a room with diffused sunlight. And then you need to put it in the sunniest place in the house. The recommendation is also relevant for the cutting.

If you see buds on a seedling, then after purchase you need to cut them off at home with a clean, disinfected knife. If the buds are left, then this will be an additional burden for the seedling and it will be more difficult for it to adapt to a new place after transplanting into open ground.

Water regularly, maintaining moderate soil moisture. Remember to check soil moisture daily.

It is recommended to water the plant with a fungicide solution, for example, Fitosporin-M. Watering should be done every 7 days. Manipulation will help to avoid diseases and mold of the seedling. It is also recommended to spray with a solution of the root zone. The advice should also be applied to the cutting.

If you bought a seedling and the recommended planting time is not yet near, you can transplant the seedling into a larger container (for example, a cut 2 liter plastic bottle with drainage holes or a tall one and a pot). The soil must be fertile. Transplanting into a larger container will make overexposure of the seedling more comfortable.

If your seedling is completely sad - weakened, drooping, then you can cheer it up by top dressing. As a fertilizer, you can use a complex preparation, for example, Agricola, Fertika-Lux, Biohumus (you need to act according to the instructions). Also relevant for the cutting.

Important! Read the information on the package after purchase. Be sure to remember which group the plant belongs to - 1, 2 or 3. This information will be needed for subsequent care, and to be more precise, for pruning.

When to plant clematis in spring: the best time
When is the best time to plant clematis in open ground in spring, in what month? Suitable planting dates are April and early May . But since climatic conditions can vary greatly on the territory of our country, it is impossible to give a universal answer to the above question. For example, in the South of (Northern Caucasus, Krasnodar Territory (Kuban) - you can perform the procedure already in early April, in the Middle lane (Moscow region) - you can plant in mid-April, in the Leningrad region, Siberia, in the Urals - it is better to plant in early May.

When is the best time to plant a flower crop - in spring or autumn? A seedling with a closed root system can be planted in autumn, spring, and even summer. But planting material with an open root system - in the spring before the buds swell.

Do you want to perform your procedure more efficiently? To do this, you should know the most and least suitable time, and you can determine it by the cycles of the moon. So landing dates according to the Lunar calendar 2022:

Auspicious days:

in February: 5, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26;

in March: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 20, 26, 27, 28;

in April: 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24;

in May: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.

in February: 14th, 15th, 16th;

in March: 1, 2, 3, 16, 30;

in April: 15, 16, 17, 29, 30;

in May: 14, 15, 16, 28, 29, 30.

clematis on a plot in open ground in spring.

Choosing a place and soil for planting
Before starting the event, you should choose the most suitable place for spring planting of clematis in the open field. This step must be taken responsibly, because the flower does not like transplants and can grow in one place in the garden for many years.

It is recommended to choose a place and soil taking into account the following recommendations:

The place should be illuminated by the sun, but the plant should be protected from direct scorching rays. Light penumbra is welcome. This is especially true for varieties with bright colors (in bright rays they fade).

A flower garden in a country house or a plot of a private house should be protected from winds and drafts.

Avoid lowlands, areas where moisture stagnates, places with a high level of groundwater (they should be at a depth of at least 1-1. 2 meters). Growing clematis in such a place is especially critical, as root rot is possible.

Choosing a place for planting should take into account the installation of a future support, which is necessary for a climbing plant. That is, a small piece of land should remain next to the landing pit.

When planting clematis near buildings, the fence should keep a distance between them and the plant - about 0.5 meters. This gap will allow the roots of the plant to grow and develop normally.

It is recommended to avoid planting next to a metal fence that can get hot on hot days. Such a neighborhood can adversely affect the flower.

Also, if you choose a place in a country house near buildings, then choose a place so that water from the roof does not flow onto the plant.

The soil for growing clematis should be neutral (pH 6.5), loose, light, nutritious. The plant does not tolerate acidic soils. Ideal for planting in loamy soils.

Best planted on a small hill or high bed. This will protect the root system from decay.

Tip ! You can plant clematis in the garden next to the gazebo, wooden fence, decorative arch (example in the photo below). It will not only beautifully decorate the building, but also create a natural shade or hedge.

Preparing the soil and planting pit
Prepare the soil and the pit in advance so that the soil has time to settle. Preferably in 1-1.5 months or at least a couple of weeks. Site and soil preparation rules:

The first step is to clear the site, remove stones, debris, weed rhizomes.

If your site has acidic or slightly acidic soil (which this plant does not accept), then you need to neutralize it. To do this, dig up the soil on the site with the addition of wood ash or dolomite flour (a glass of substance (200 grams) per square meter), or use a special deoxidizer (according to the instructions). And then loosen with a rake so that the substance is evenly distributed and deoxidized the earth.

If your garden has heavy, clayey soil, it is recommended to dig it up with the addition of low-lying peat and sand (one bucket of each ingredient per square meter).

If the soil in the area is too light (for example, sandy), then it is recommended to make it heavier, that is, put soddy soil on the bottom of the pit.

Steps for preparing a planting hole for planting clematis:

Dig a hole, depth and width - 60 centimeters (or even 70).

Lay a drainage layer about 15 centimeters thick at the bottom of the planting hole (this is especially true if you are planting in heavy soils or in an area with high groundwater). Expanded clay, gravel, pebbles, broken bricks can be used as drainage.

Fill the hole 2/3 full with a mixture of the following ingredients: river sand + lowland peat + humus or compost + soddy soil or fertile topsoil (all components in equal proportions).

Stir the ingredients well in the pit.

You can also add 150 grams of complex mineral fertilizer, for example, Nitroammophoska, and a glass of wood ash to the pit.

Water afterwards so that the soil with fertilizer has time to settle before the procedure.

Tip! The optimal distance between clematis is 1 meter. But if you want dense plantings in a flower bed, then plant at a distance of at least 30 centimeters.

Seedling preparation
It is recommended to prepare the purchased seedling of clematis with an open root system before planting in open ground (planting material with a closed root system does not need to be prepared).

As a preparation:

One day before the event, roots should be soaked in a solution of growth stimulant preparation , for example, "Kornevin".

If you see traces of mold or decay on the roots, then you need to cut these places to a healthy tissue, and then soak in a fungicide solution, for example, Fitosporin-M.

Roots that are too long can be cut by a third.

If there are leaves above the root collar, then they must be cut off, because the neck must be deepened.

Direct planting
After you have prepared the site and hole, you can start the procedure. It is recommended to plant clematis seedlings according to the following scheme:

Compact the hole filled with fertilizer.

If you are planting seedling with an open root system (O.K.S.) , then a mound should be made in the center of the pit.

If you have a seedling with O.K.S., then place it on a mound. Spread its roots, they should lie evenly in a circle, not bend over.

If you have a seedling with a closed root system, then you just need to put an earthen ball with roots in the center of the hole.

The root neck (the transition point from the trunk to the root ) should be covered with earth to deepen it 8-12 centimeters . The earth should cover not only the root neck, but also the first pair of buds. Manipulation will help strengthen the plant's immunity, preserve the growth zone and bud formation from freezing. In the future, the flower will be more bushy.
The picture shows the correct planting pattern for clematis:

Fill the hole with earth from the upper fertile layer, lightly compact the soil around the seedling.

Make a small groove around the trunk (within a radius of ten centimeters) for easy watering in the future.

Water the groove liberally (3-4 buckets per bush).

It is recommended to set up a peg next to the hole and tie the seedling to it until it is fully rooted and adapts.

Mulch the area, for example with peat, rotted sawdust. The thickness of the layer is 5-7 centimeters.

After planting, it is recommended to place arches around the plant and cover the top with agrofibre for several weeks. A simple manipulation will protect the plant during return frosts and bad weather.

Please note! If after watering (and during subsequent waterings) the earth around the root collar is washed out, you need to fill it up to the previous level!

Care of clematis after planting
Caring for this flower crop is not difficult at all. However, in the first year after planting clematis in open ground, you need to be a little more sensitive and attentive gardener, and take full care.

Important! The plant is under stress in a new place, and you need to help him survive it safely. The first time (approximately 3-4 weeks) after planting in open ground should be shaded plant until it adapts and takes root.

To do this, it is recommended to install arches on the sunny side and stretch agrofibre . Manipulation will protect not only from the active sun, but also from wind and bad weather.

In the first year after planting in open ground, you need to be very careful about watering clematis. Moisture must be introduced into the groove. The soil must not be allowed to dry out. Water regularly, maintaining moderate humidity. But it is also very important not to overwater the plant, because waterlogging is dangerous and critical for this crop. Tentatively, you need to water once a week, and in hot and dry weather - 2-3 times a week. In autumn, watering is reduced.

Immediately after planting and thereafter, it is recommended to mulch the area around the plant. Mulch performs the most important function - it retains moisture in the soil. It also protects the root system from overheating on hot and dry days. As a mulching material, you can use peat, rotted sawdust, straw, the optimal layer thickness is 5-7 cm. Such good neighbors not only look beautiful together, but they are able to protect the plant from pests (in particular, from nematodes).

The soil around the flower must be loosened regularly after each watering or precipitation . Loosening improves the supply of oxygen to the roots and improves the structure of the soil.

Cannot be ignored weeds . At the slightest sign of weed grass, it must be weeded.

In the first year after planting outdoors, prune clematis in autumn as follows: cut off all shoots, leaving 30 centimeters above the ground. In subsequent years after flowering and before the onset of winter, it is necessary to prune. But the procedure must be carried out depending on the clematis group (and there are three of them). The picture shows a clematis pruning scheme: group 1 on the left, group 2 in the center, group 3 on the right.

Autumn before the winter cold, you need to take care of shelter from cold and winds. Shelter for the winter should be made just before the frost. Such an element of care is especially important when growing clematis in regions with cold winters, for example, Siberia, the Urals, the Leningrad Region, and the Moscow Region.

Features of growing clematis from seeds
Growing clematis is also possible from seeds. To do this, you need to plant the seeds of the crop for seedlings at home. However, it is possible to grow a plant from seeds only for specific flowers, but for hybrid varieties and large-flowered plants, this method of reproduction is not suitable!

Before sowing seedlings, it is recommended to stratify the seeds. To do this, you need to sow them on a coconut substrate or universal soil for seedlings, slightly press into the soil, moisten, sprinkle with the substrate on top, water again, put in a bag and put in the refrigerator for 1-2 months. Seedling care is the same as for other crops.

Video: features of growing clematis from seeds.
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