Re: native clematis/learning

Well, I did place mine by a path.  It's quite upright for now. When it
begins flopping around, perhaps a few strategically located stakes will keep
it from being stepped on.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "cathy carpenter" <cathyc@rnet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] native clematis/learning


> The "shrub clematis" is a weird amalgam - not a vine, but not truly a
> shrub (as we know it) either. It does tend to "flop" and is best
> appreciated adjacent to a bench or walkway where it can be observed and
> appreciated up close.
> Cathy
> On Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 01:32 AM, Marge Talt wrote:
>
> >> From: Kitty Morrissy <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> >> This year I got my first Shrub Clematis C. heracleifolia, aka Tube
> >> Clematis.  Seems to be doing well but I don't expect flowers til
> > next
> >> year.
> > ----------
> >
> > Will be most interested in finding out how you like this plant after
> > a year in the garden.  Had some long ago but when they died, I did
> > not cry nor replace them.  Could be they were not in enough sun to
> > show their stuff, but I found it a floppy plant with insignificant
> > flowers in that you could hardly see them from 5' away.  So, do tell
> > how you like it next year.
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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