Clematis and tomatoes are two exceptions to the usual rule, and are best planted 6 inches deeper than the soil level in the pot. This protects the stem bases from mechanical damage, and helps prevent clematis wilt, whose fungus enters where there's damage. It also helps keep the roots cool.
Many small-flowered hybrids are spectacular in flower, and long-blooming. I consider them indispensable, especially the viticella hybrids. I've given up planting large-flowered hybrids, except for 'Jackmannii', which seems to be somewhat resistant.
I have been having trouble growing clematis....some kind of virus seems to be killing them. Chrystal Fountain has been the hardiest of ...Read Moreall, for which I am grateful. I have been doing assiduous fall clean up of the clematis leaves to reduce spread of the virus.
But actually I am writing this with a question. Does anyone know of another (hopefully hardy) clematis that blooms at the same time as Chrystal Fountain?
I love my Crystal Fountain Clematis. It never fails to bloom prolifically. I planted it very deep. So deep in fact that I didn't see it a...Read Moregain until the following spring. Thought I lost it. But, no...up it came with a vengence and has been going ever since.
I bought this plant from Superstore ( Loblaws). I planted it down 3 nodes deep ( as is recommended for clematis apperantly), and gave it...Read More lots of multch. IT is in a south facing area, but is exposed ( im using it as shade for my deck).
I had tons of flowers on it when I bought it, but the thing didnt grow much last summer. IT put out one late season flower, and thats it. Barly any vertical growth at all.
This winter had a few cold nights (-32C was the lowest i recorded one night).
It died back a few inches from the ground, and is growing liek a weed. it has half a dozen flower buds on it, and is already half as tall as last year.
Kingston in Zone 5b, ON (Zone 5b) | July 2010 | positive
The Crystal Fountain Clematis was the first climbing plant I purchased to grow up the fence around our new inground pool. It grows spect...Read Moreacularly here in zone 4 - 4b (depending on which map you look at). The entire vine is covered with blooms when it flowers. This is farther north than any of the locations listed above. I live in Kingston, Ontario, Canada - about 120 miles north of Syracuse NY, across the St. Lawrence River from Clayton NY and at the west end of the gorgeous Thousand Islands. (We don't have a zip code but I entered my postal code).
I didn't know about pruning after flowering but now that I've learned that from Dave's Garden! I will do that and enjoy a second flowering of this incredible plant.
I have had better luck with this cultivar than any other clem I have! It survives my cold, snowy winters, my neglect, and anything else I...Read More might do to it, without even a hiccup! Beautiful flowers, especially the first flush. The flowers seem to 'sparkle', and are a nice lilac color. It's a keeper for sure. The next flush produced the lilac flowers, combined with some 'pinker' ones. The mix of lilac and pink blooms is stunning!
This plant is already covered in blooms in mid-May in my Greenwich CT zone 6 garden, I planted it last year to cover some ugly pipes on ...Read Morethe side of my house it looks beautiful and lush, and is growing in pretty poor soil, bravo Crystal Fountain Clematis.
Upper Saint Clair, PA (Zone 6a) | May 2005 | positive
I purchased a bare root, tiny plant via the mail in 2004 (can't remember where I ordered it from). Planted it and crossed my fingers. I...Read Moret's grown over 36 inches so far in 2005 and has one big fat bud very low on the plant, close to the ground. Will add a picture when it blooms.
I purchased a small bare root clematis in spring 2004 and it has begun to settle in and grow. No flowering yet, I'm hoping for a show ne...Read Morext spring. I'm very excited about it.
Information about this new cultivar reads: "A new and exciting hybrid! The large flowers of lilac blue are fully double with quill-like stamens flowing from the center. Exotic and almost "Passion Flower" like in appearance. A repeat bloomer that will commence in the spring with a few intermittent flowers throughout the summer and another large blooming in the fall. Hardy zones 4 - 9."
Blackened crispy leaves are often due to a common fungal disease called clematis wilt. Large-flowered clematis are more prone to clematis...Read More
I have been having trouble growing clematis....some kind of virus seems to be killing them. Chrystal Fountain has been the hardiest of ...Read More
I love my Crystal Fountain Clematis. It never fails to bloom prolifically. I planted it very deep. So deep in fact that I didn't see it a...Read More
I bought this plant from Superstore ( Loblaws). I planted it down 3 nodes deep ( as is recommended for clematis apperantly), and gave it...Read More
The Crystal Fountain Clematis was the first climbing plant I purchased to grow up the fence around our new inground pool. It grows spect...Read More
I have had better luck with this cultivar than any other clem I have! It survives my cold, snowy winters, my neglect, and anything else I...Read More
This plant is already covered in blooms in mid-May in my Greenwich CT zone 6 garden, I planted it last year to cover some ugly pipes on ...Read More
This plant is easy to grow and the flowers are as pretty as the pictures. I have loved having it for the last 2 or 3 years.
Also known as 'Evipo038'. Since this Clematis has a compact height, it is perfect for growing in containers or through small shrubs.
I purchased a bare root, tiny plant via the mail in 2004 (can't remember where I ordered it from). Planted it and crossed my fingers. I...Read More
I purchased a small bare root clematis in spring 2004 and it has begun to settle in and grow. No flowering yet, I'm hoping for a show ne...Read More