How to grow clematis without problems

Clematis - perennial creepers, which are verybeautifully bloom, they well landscaped gazebos, arches, fences and buildings. This is a tropical plant. In natural conditions, they are drawn to the light, while their roots are in the thickets of plants, which prevents their drying out.

Therefore, when planting clematis, it is necessary to priteniate near the root system, planting stunted, creeping annuals, or mulching with hay or sawdust.

How to grow clematis in the middle band of Russia

Many, admiring these wondrous flowers, consider,that the middle band of our country is not the most suitable climatic conditions for breeding clematis. Indeed, if you do not comply with the necessary requirements for their shelter for the winter, they can freeze. In general, it is advisable to study detailed information on how to grow clematis, using as much resources as possible before planting. The best time to drop these flowers is spring, early May. But if they are in the tank with the land, then they can be planted throughout the summer season. Cultivating clematis is also possible in large pots or tubs, and in winter time keep indoors with positive temperatures. They multiply the clematis by dividing the bush in the early spring or punching the creeper to the ground in the places of leaf nodules. When planting, it is necessary to prepare a nutritive soil, which includes vegetable garden, peat or humus, sand. The entrenched flowers for the next season or in the end of August of the same year can be planted. This perennial is very hygrophilous, and for good flowering it needs abundant watering. For winter, to prevent frost, the plant should be covered with lapnik, slightly biting the root system.

How to grow clematis from cuttings

Shoots are taken from bushes of three years of age andolder than before they blossom. Cuttings are taken below the node from which the leaves grow, by 5 cm. The upper part of the plant is cut close to the node. On the branches leave one pair of leaves, the remaining leaves, maintain the layers in the growth stimulant and planted in a specially prepared soil from a mixture of sand and humus or peat, deepening the plant to the very bundle. Periodically cuttings should be sprinkled and poured with a solution of humus, then they will take root within a month.

Clematis. Varieties

One of the most unpretentiousClematis Tangut. This liana reaches a height of four to five meters, blooms in small yellow flowers 3 to 4 cm in diameter, frost-resistant. If it is not tied to a support, then this ground-covering plant fills all the free space and looks like a green carpet with yellow flowers. This variety is undemanding to the soil, is not afraid of shading and blooms from early summer to late autumn. The most effective are the "Vil De Lyon" varieties with red flowers 10-12 cm in diameter, "Veronika's Choice" with large double-sided violet-white flowers. In general, large-flowered varieties of the group "Patens" and "Florida" are the most popular ones. they are very beautiful. At the same time they are very often subjected to freezing. How to grow clematis of these groups, you can learn from experienced gardeners. Those who grow these flowers for the first time, it is better to start with the varieties of such groups as "Vititsella", "Jacmman", "Lanuginosa", as to grow clematis of the group "Vititsella", for example, beginners are much easier. Pay special attention to the need to cover flowers for the first two years, despite their frost-resistance. The fact is that they must be acclimatized in the mid-zone conditions. Here are some varieties of this group: "Etoile Violette", "Julia Correvon", "Alba Luxorias", "Blue Angel", etc.