Clematis: Your four favorites, 0 by doss

doss wrote:
Here is a montana Rubens which grows happily under the eaves. These can become pretty big. You only prune once after flowering to keep them in shape. They bloom in early spring on old wood so that's why you don't prune them otherwise. There are other montanas which might do too. Looks like you have a lot of fence to fill so you shouldn't have too much problem. They are supposed to get to about 30 feet. but mine are so far at about 20. There are some montanas that are smaller.