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\"Clematis\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tips for Growing Clematis in Pots<\/h3>\n

Use a large pot, bigger the better as the roots need room to grow and the soil needs to hold moisture. 18″ depth and diameter are needed.
\nUse good quality compost and add a slow release fertiliser.
\nTop dress each year and add more slow release fertiliser.
\nRepot when the compost is totally denuded of goodness, perhaps every 5 years.
\nPlant deeply as you would in the garden, to avoid clematis wilt.
\nWater regularly and avoid drying winds and strong sunshine.
\nSupport the vine with a good quality, firm framework.<\/p>\n

\"Adventures<\/a>
\n‘Adventures in Clematis Propagation<\/strong> by billums who tried this successfully the year before last, but only with one little pot. Last spring I tried again on a much larger scale.<\/em><\/p>\n

You just take a Clematis vine and run it through a pot of soil and it will take root. Not much effort involved if the damn squirrels would quit digging the vines out of the pots.<\/p>\n

You do have to do this right when the vines first pop up and are still flexible enough to bend into a “U” shape to run through the pot without breaking.’ CC BY 2.0<\/p>\n

‘Which’ Recommended Clematis Varieties for Pots<\/h3>\n

Chantilly is a small flowering rain resistant white clematis.
\nThe Vagabond grows 4 feet tall in a pot and has a long flowering season.
\nEarly summer flowering Rebecca has deep red flowers and like most varieties suitable for pots, only needs a light pruning in early spring.
\nCrystal Fountain is one of my favourites looking like a quilled, double flowered clematis in a pale lilac.<\/p>\n

Pots suitable for Clematis<\/h3>\n