- In contrast to bush clematis , also call upright clematis , most gardeners think of clematis as vines that enlace around a treillage or arbor , producing big flowers in smashing cornucopia . The plants delineate here are the shrub clematis , which are splendid for the bed or border . Clematis is a Greek word for " brush wood " and relate to the flora ’s branches .
These are the tall shrubby industrial plant with openhanded , compound leafage and showy flowers are stick to by silklike seed heads . informality of forethought : Easy .
- Growing bush clematis , just clematis : Plants like full sun to fond tint , requiring good , well - drained but damp grime with plenty of organic topic mixed in . The phrase " a cool root run " is often used to describe the need of these plant , since clematis roots begrudge raging sun , dryness , and warmth .
By stem cuttings or by seed .
Planted on a low bank , these plant can tumble down to the ground in a white shower . They can also wander over low bush and small conifer . If tidiness is desire , the plant can be ringed with a low wire fence , where the foliage will shortly cover the living . The white , whiz - influence flowers are fragrant and produce silky seeded player heads . A plant will grow in a large pot if kept out of the hot sun .
jubilant mintage : Clematis recta Purpurea has white flowers with rose-colored foliage . Clematis heracleifolia Davidiana bears lightly scented , puritanical prime on shaggy-haired plant up to 4 feet gamy in the summertime . Robert Brydon bear pallid patrician flowers and will raise to 10 feet . It can be tied to a treillage or appropriate to fall over the other plants in the garden .
Scientific name for bush clematis , erect clematis : Clematis rectum
