CLEMATIS for 2010

	Arabella The round semi-nodding flowers are 2-3" in size. Flowers are rosy purple flushed with red and cream anthers. Non-clinging and free flowering. Blooms June-September.
	Cardinal Wysznski A magnificent very free flowering clematis with large 6-8' glowing crimson flowers each highlighted by a central cluster of dark anthers. A very vigorous clematis.  Blooms July-September.
	Crystal Fountain This is an early large flowered cultivar, lilac blue with a fountain like center. It is an exciting new cultivar with an unusual 4-5' double flower. It is compact, free and repeat flowering, also suitable for growing in a container, on trellises as well as through small shrubs. Blooms June-September.
	Durandii: Rich bell-shaped indigo-blue 5-6" flowers with white anthers. It makes an interesting cut flower. Blooms July, August and September.
	Fireworks Spectacular blue/purple petals with a red bar down each petal. Petals are somewhat twisted giving a pinewheel effect. Red anthers. Blooms early and late summer. Stunning.
	Huldine Medium size (4-5") white flowers with yellow anthers. Very rigorous grower. Best repeat white blooming clematis.
	Henryii Very large pure white flowers with brown anthers. Blooms June and September. Beautiful.
	Jackmani Superba Rich velvet purple, 5" open flowers. More rounded and slightly larger flower than Jackmanii. Blooms July & September.
	Josephine Flowers have 6-8 base petals which are almost bronze, tinged with green and a darker bar. Inner petals are lilac with pink bar. As the flower ages the base petals fall away giving a pompom effect. Best if planted in sun. Blooms June through August.
	Kilian Donahue The early flowers open ruby red at the center of the flower fading to brilliant fuchsia and then orchid color at the edge of each petal. The flowers fade to lavendar with a pink bar. It almost appears as two clematis planted together since two varying flowers bloom at the same time.  It is an early bloomer and great repeat bloomer throughout the summer months.
	Lanuginosa Candida Large pure white with yellow anthers. Many petals give the appearance of a semi-double flower. We feel this is the best large white variety! Blooms in June, July and September.
	Nelly Moser Pale pink with red bar down the middle of each petal. Blooms June and September.
	Rebecca Very large with stunningly bright red (almost scarlet) flowers with creamy yellow anthers. It is exceptionally free-flowering. Blooms May-June & August. Height 6-8'.
	Rosemoor This rose colored clematis has large flowers,  5-6" in diameter.  Flowers bloom on both the previous season's stems and on current season's growth, giving it a flowering period from May to September.
	Paniculata (Sweet Autumn) Very vigorous grower with clusters of small very fragile white flowers. Blooms August-September. A real winner!
	The President Deep purple with purple anthers. Continuous bloomer and does not fade in the sun. Large 7-8" flowers bloom June-September.
	Viticella Etoile Violette Very vigorous prolific blooming 3-4" purple flowers July through September.
	Viticella Betty Corning A charming nodding flower with four petals of light blue. The 2" deep flowers have recurving tips to the petals. Blooms July-September.

CLEMATIS PRUNING

One of the most confusing gardening questions that we get concerns the correct pruning of clematis. Actually clematis will survive and bloom with no pruning whatsoever. But for the most beautiful vigorous flowering vines, regular pruning is a good idea.

First off, don't prune at all in the fall. Late season pruning encourages new growth which easily freezes during the winter months. A second tip is to simply do no pruning at all the first year after planting. Just observe your plant the first year-pay attention to when it blooms. And also note whether it blooms on old woody stems from last year  (old wood) or on new green growth (new wood) from the current year.

SPRING BLOOMING PLANTS
If your plant does not appear to die back over winter and  blooms early in the spring (on old wood)  cut back, tidy up after the initial spring bloom. This encourages reblooming. Some double flowering clematis and other varieties have a second flush of smaller sized flowers that bloom on new wood. These should be trimmed lightly like the spring flowering plants, immediately after the first bloom period. Don't chop these plants all the way down.

LATE SPRING OR SUMMER BLOOMING PLANTS
This is a large group of popular varieties like Jackmanni and the Sweet Autumn clematis. If you notice that your plant dies completely down over winter or if the flowers are small and all at the top (on new growth) with lots of dead foliage at the base- then you must be ruthless in your pruning. Prune these plants down early in the spring to about one foot from the ground. This promotes new vigorous growth that will flower well.