Montana Elizabeth first Flower of the season
Spotted the first flower in bloom on my Montana Elizabeth Clematis this morning I will up date this page in a few days time when there are more flowers out
Showing posts with label Montana Elizabeth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montana Elizabeth. Show all posts
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Clematis Update
I said in a previous post that i thought the big petaled Clematis was a Viticella 'Venosa Violacea' but I managed to find a sliver of the label
So here is an update about this plant it turns out that this one is a group 2 plant originated in Japan c1980 it is a hybrid cross of 'Star of India' and 'Crimson King' it grows to between 2.5 - 3 meters so the extra wire mesh that I have put up for it is not needed.
I have found lots of information about it here and on the same web site I have found some more information about the Montana Elisabeth here This site has links for just about every Clematis so it is well worth a visit also they have a lot of information about the nurseries or botanists who raised the hybrids. I have found that people can get very passionate about Clematis and i can really understand why.
Clematis
Clematis
In My garden there are 2 types of Clematis. This one with large flowers is my favorite I took this picture on the 8th of June last year. I have forgotten the name of this one I think that it might be a Viticella 'Venosa Violacea' The petals are such a vivid colour
The other type that I have in the Garden is Montana Elizabeth. I will put up some photos of this one when it flowers this year. We have had these plants for a few years and they are well established the labels have got so brittle that as you can see from the Montana Elizabeth it cracked just from turning it over.
Clematis come in 3 Groups based on flowering time and habit.
Group 1: Early Flowering species and their cultivars, including the Montana groups. These flower from last seasons ripened stems.
Group 2: Early Large flowered Cultivars Bloom on short current seasons stems
Group 1 and 2 are sometime known as 'Old Wood' flowering Clematis.
Group 3 Late flowering large flowered species that flower on current seasons growth
If you grow Clematis you will need to know which Group yours fall into when it comes to pruning.
Prune at the following times;
- Pruning Group 1: Prune mid- to late spring, after flowering and once the risk of frost has passed
- Pruning Group 2: Prune in February and after the first flush of flowers in early summer
- Pruning Group 3: Prune in February
It is possible to raise new plants from seeds. I am trying this at the moment with no success at this time but I will keep you informed if this changes. or by Layering this involves taking an active stem. cutting half way into it and holding the wound open then leaving this compost until the wood roots. when this happens you can remove the cutting from the main plant as an established new plant.
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