Clematis: Clematis in shrubs, 3 by pirl

pirl wrote:
The sturdy branch method worked well for me this year. I put one at the side of our obelisk and now the clem has grown to cover it. You can barely see the branch in this photo taken two weeks ago.

The self-watering pot should have an open lip to allow excess water to drain. Is this the type you bought? I wouldn't use one that you can't empty, if needed. Please post a photo of your pot. The second photo here shows some Japanese irises in the Walmart self-watering pot and excess water just drips out of the side lip. Just for clarity - I use the pots to get maximum growth on plants. The stone says 'Jocasta' but the company sent the wrong JI so it's been sent off to grow in another DG garden.

I use the 11.5" for two clematises (same variety), third photo.

A ten inch pot should handle the growth on Hagley for the entire summer.