clematis

hi , i`m a new member and a novice gardener . my back garden was paved last year so everthing is in pots . i have quite a few plants now , geraniums, grasses , wisteria, passion flower, honeysuckle , i`ve just potted begonia`s , i have a few others don`t know the names ha ha . i`m wanting a clematis (lost my other one on moving it) which one do i choose , it will be on a sunny wall , i don`t always remember to feed although i have just been out and done it as its such a beautiful day here, also need planting info for clematis . any other idea`s for pots

 

Hi dancing queen and a warm welcome to GC. Clematis needs to have its feet in the shade and its head in the sun, all sorts as far as I know. You have a nice collection of flowering plants, it will be a lovely show when everything blooms. I would think that most everything that doesn't get overly large would be suitable to put in a pot. Other GC members will be along soon to give more specific help.

 

Hello Dancing Queen and welcome!
I'm a long way from being a clematis expert (actually that's just one thing I'm a long way from being an expert on...) but there is a very good article on clematis in Gardener's World magazine this month (april - not sure if it's in the shops yet, I subscribe so get it a bit early I think) which might help you

 

Hi and welcome Dancing Queen. I too don't know about clematis in pots, however I think that there are some new varieties that suit container planting.
Here is a useful site

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/plantfinder/clematis_1.asp

 

There's a nice evergreen clematis suitable for a pot - Pixie, and one for hanging baskets, Sunstar (not evergreen). I use both.

pixie

sunstar

 

Ho Dendrobium i want 1 of those pixie's cant wait to get to the garden center now.
MEF750

 

I got mine from here

And they've all been in lovely condition. What more can I say?! :D

 

hi dancing queen nice to see you and welcome to gc dendrobiun i will try and get pixie and sunstar thanks