Re: Clematis - sweet autumn was: Hydrangea...vines growing thru shrubs/trees

One other thing about C. paniculata - it seeds itself all over the place,
at least here in TN!  No big deal, but you do have to keep an eye open.

Gerry

At 01:47 AM 3/3/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Donna,
>
>You will need to provide this Clematis (C. terniflora AKA C.
>paniculata) with netting of some kind for it to climb.  It climbs via
>twining tendrils or leaf stalks coming from the leaf axils that need
>something slender so they can grab onto it.  It will not climb a tree
>trunk unaided.
>
>While they will grow in a considerable amount of shade, unless they
>can have direct sun for some period, you will not get much bloom.
>They like their feet in the shade and their heads in the sun as most
>Clematis do.
>
>IMHO, this is a better candidate for growing through a shrub that you
>don't particularly care much about or up a fence or trellis.
>
>Do not plant it to grow through a shrub you like because, once it
>hits its stride, it will completely cover the shrub like a veil and
>the shrub will not like it.  But, if you've got something expendable,
>it's a neat way to grow the vine since it will cascade down all
>around the shrub like a waterfall.
>
>If you want to try growing it up a tree, first attach some of that
>black bird netting or a section of that green heavy plastic fencing
>to the trunk...I've found this vine really likes growing up that
>plastic fencing.
>
>This would be a super vine to cover unattractive chain link fencing.
>
>This Clematis needs to be pruned back quite severely in late winter
>or early spring,  just as the buds swell.  You want to cut it back to
>a pair or two of fat buds on each major cane and get rid of all the
>deadwood it will have accumulated during the season.  It will make
>tremendous growth each year, once established.
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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>> From: James & Donna Davis <dsdavis@INTOP.NET>
>> Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 11:41 PM
>>
>> I have a sweet autumn clematis and can't decide where to put it.
>do
>> you think I could safely plant it near an oak tree.   I don't
>believe it
>> would overpower the oak because it's a very old and very large
>> tree....what I'm concerned about,  would it get enough sun to
>thrive in
>> that location.   It would get some morning sun,  maybe 3 or 4 hours
>at
>> the most....
>>
>> Donna in NE Mississippi   zone 7
>
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