Re: [SG] Clematis
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Clematis
- From: C* J* <C*@AOL.COM>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 08:58:21 EST
In a message dated 1/30/99 1:54:26 AM Central Standard Time, CCREDUX@AOL.COM
writes:
<< Could you rec any clematises that will grow well in less than full
sunlight?
In Zone 5? >>
Hi Clyde and all,
In 1995 I bought my first clematis from Mileagers's: C. "Ville de Lyon". It
climbs up the railing of my deck facing the northeast. It only gets sun until
about 10 or 11:00 a.m.
In Jim Fisk's book 'Clematis, the Queen of Climbers', He describes it as
"Carmine red edged with deep crimson, golden stamens. Very free flowering and
vigorous. July to October continuously. Flowers 4-6 in, Height 8-12 ft.
from the Jackmanii group. Prune hard."
My experience is that it does indeed bloom most of the summer with enough
blossoms to make me quite happy and cause visitors to notice it. (I suspect
it would get more blossoms if it received more sunt) My only complaint is
that the color of the blossoms is not as dark as I had wanted and more of a
magenta color that fades as they blossoms age.
3 other clematises I have that get about the same amount of morning sun are C.
'Duchess of Edinburgh' ('94), C 'Marie Boisselot' ('95), C ' Mrs.
Cholmondeley ('95), and our native C. virginiana (Virgin's Bower) ('97).
These bloom, but not as much as 'Ville de Lyon', although I expect C.
virginiana will more as it becomes established.
I also have a handout from a lecture on vines and climbing plants by Dr. Jim
Calkins from the Univ. of MN where he lists C. tangutica (Golden Clematis) as
shade tolerant.
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a
