Clematis: Clematis beginner needs advice, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
jlp - what a glorious photo of Niobe. It looks so great on the trellis and against the brick!

I followed the advice of both Jeanne and Shirley and potted up several clematis I bought last year. Two didn't make it (saved digging time) but, so far, I removed Crystal Fountain from the pot and the roots were astounding! One day more and they'd have emerged from all the bottom holes of the nursery pot! Now it's planted next to a Bluebird hydrangea and I hope it looks as good as this when it blooms.