more Clematis

In a message dated 5/17/02 9:57:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Cersgarden@aol.com writes:

<<     This year I too have bloom on my montana 'Maylene' and montana 
'Rubens'  
 which is a treat.  The Rubens is growing thru the purple smoke tree which 
 really catches ones eye.>>>>>

I have C. montana 'Tetrarose' purchased because it was thought to be hardy.  
Won't this be a treat - the montanas in bloom here.  The Cotinus idea is a 
very good one. Maybe I will put the next Clematis I acquire there - a good 
idea.  This vine (montana) can sometimes become quite large and vigorous but 
will eventually be frozen back to the roots so..........

<<<< The greenhouse where I work carry between 38-40 varieties annually at 
the 
 price of $7@ .  We have free garden talks in early spring.  One of the talks 
 I give is on clematis because it seems so many gardeners do not understand 
 this plant.  We also have all clematis labeled with their pruning class and 
 provide a culture sheet.  Other garden centers in our area do not provide 
 this information.>>>>>>

There are lots of Clematis to buy at the more complete garden centers here as 
well.  I wish I could have a few more of them.   Yes, most of us do not know 
the classes and pruning for old wood and new wood.  For me, a sort of shelf, 
on a mountain with another mountain right across the road from me, if it 
lives, any part of it, I am happy.  There are gardeners in my general area 
without the frost drainage who can do better than I can.  You hear the 
pruning question frequently.  I suppose I just decided the plant would bloom 
or would not bloom and if it does - we have a good Clematis year.   Sometimes 
the freezeback requires two years to recover.
   <<<
  I have a question on recta 'Purpurea'.  This has become so big around I 
 need to reduce the size.  Has anyone ever divided one of these? >>>>

I have no answer for that question, Ceres, but if it has become so large for 
you, I will run right out and buy that one.

Also, a question for you.  Do you find any of the Clematis that do reasonably 
well in the North, rebloom.  The large flowered plants have a short season if 
they do make it.

Another question, do you sell C. virginiana, the northern native Clematis?  
This grows around a pond we have,  I have checked the leaf buds on the this 
native and it is greened up early also but does not lose the flowers, ever.  
It is small white flower with a very showy seed clusters that are collected 
by arrangers.  This clematis and a honeysuckle, which may not be a native, 
both are green very early and never freeze.  

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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