Climber : Clematis - Red, White & Blue Collection - NEW
3 Plants For The Price Of 2
3 plug plants @ £11.98
Catalogue Code: 69069
Despatch: April 2010
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Hardy Climber
Ideal For:
Border, Containers, Cottage Garden, Patio, Trellis
Flowers:
May, June, July, August, September, October
- Supplied as 40mm plugs. Collection comprises 1 plant each of:
- Niobe Deep velvety, claret red petals unfurl to reveal lustrous yellow anthers. Flowering: June to October. Height: 300 cm (10'). Pruning Group: 2
- Duchess of Edinburgh Elegant double white rosette flowers are produced in early summer and occasionally a second flush in September. Flowering: May and June, September. Height: 335 cm (11'). Pruning Group: 2
- General Sikorski - Large mauve petals with silvery yellow anthers. Flowering: June to September. Height: 300 cm (10'). Pruning Group: 2
How to Grow
Clematis - Red, White & Blue Collection - NEW
- Pot up plug into a 9cm pot and grow them on until large enough to plant outside in its final position.
- Grow clematis in sunny or semi shaded borders in any moist, well drained soil. Clematis plants particularly dislike dry soils so add plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost to improve moisture retention in summer.
- Plant clematis with the top of the rootball positioned 7.5cm (3) below soil level, to encourage new shoots to form from the base of the plant.
- Be sure to provide the twining stems with an appropriate support, such as trellis or wires attached to fences, walls and pergolas.
- Alternatively grow clematis up freestanding plant frames in patio containers. When planting in containers, use a soil based compost such as John Innes No.3.
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- Aftercare
- Feed and water frequently throughout the growing season.
- In autumn or spring, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or compost to the base of the plant.
- When pruning Clematis Red, White and Blue Collection, remember that it flowers on new stems which develop from the previous years growth. In spring, remove any damaged or dead stems entirely. The remaining stems can then be pruned back to a pair of healthy buds.
