I need a new clematis
Rosecottage2
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I am looking to plant a clematis in the front garden on an old trellis - there's not much soils and I wonder about a large pot for it. I have only had one summer in the house and in the back garden against an 8 ft wall is a clematis which seems to have been flowering for months, is still in bloom and I wonder what it might b?? Its flowering is quite prolific (I don't know whether to cut it back this autumn or what will happen to it if I don't - I left it last autumn as I'd just moved in?) and has quite a simple purple flower. Would anybody know which clematis this might be? Are there any other recommendations for a long-flowering clematis for my front garden trellis? (I don't want it to become too vigorous like some montanas I have had in the past. Many thanks in anticipation of helpful comments!
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If you can manage to upload a photo it will really help to identify the purple one. If it looks like this (Polish Spirit):
http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/clematis-polish-spirit.html?&cat=252/283&gclid=CJTbnJnHmMECFbHHtAodZgEArQ
That's a Group 3 and you can hack those back as hard as you like and they will come back beautifully (if fact they should be cut down to about a foot high every year in late February.)
In general clematis don't do well in pots. Having said that, there are a few modern ones which have been bred for doing that - see here:
http://www.raymondevisonclematis.com/main/guidesPatio.asp
Thanks for your message. No - it's not that one. I've tried uploading a picture but without success. It is a small, plain dark purple flower.
if you plant the texensis types, they're cut to the ground in Spring so never get out of hand.
Princess Diana is a beauty and this year I bought Princess Kate which is also lovely.
Rose to upload press on the tree at the top of the message box and follow