a flower bed then move it when it gets larger.
2007-03-27 17:38:14 · 7 answers · asked by noone 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If i put it in my empty flower bed then i would have room to add a trellis later. I just have the bulbs now and it is time to plant them. I want to turn the soil and put it somewhere. but not sure where. The fence is maybe four and half feet.
2007-03-27 17:47:25 · update #1
It is a wood picket fence , there is space between my flower bed and the fence about 2 feet it is near the rainspout coming off of the house but also very near the gate.
2007-03-27 17:49:25 · update #2
I think they would sprawl all over and the flowers would get lost in the dirt/grass. My in-laws used to grow Clematis on a tee-pee made of four or five long garden poles (about 3 meters/yards long). Every winter, they'd remove the poles and cut down the Clematis after frost. And then put them up again when the clematis was about a foot (20 cm.) high. They really don't like to be moved. But they aren't that expensive, so why not try it now, and when you are ready to move them, give moving them a try. If they die, you can get more at the garden center. Or possibly save seeds.
Good luck -- they are lovely plants, aren't they? My grandmother had them growing up a trellis next to her front porch -- dark purple ones and they were so nice!
2007-03-27 17:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clematis need something to climb on even when they are small. Are you sure you have a Clematis? They are usually bare root or potted but they are not bulbs. I have one planted at my mailbox that I cut back every year. I also have one that I planted on a old time push mower to which I inserted a piece of iron plumbing pipe through it and into the ground. This holds the lawn mower up right. I then screwed on a flange and attached a birdhouse to it. If a Clematis is allowed to grow without cutting it back, the vine will become very thick over time, it will comtinue to grow upward but you will only have blooms at the top as it only flowers on new growth. I have never moved mine but I have taken a shovel and split off sections to give away without anyone ever having any problem getting it to take off.
2007-03-27 18:14:09 · answer #2 · answered by Sidney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The plant you are talking about is a Clematis, and you should put it where you want it to grow forever ... it can be 'hardy' if you get an 'evergreen' type, but once a Clematis starts growing it doesn't 'move' well. Clematis is a 'climbing plant' that needs something 'tall' to grow on ... your 'fence' may not be high enough, and you should put a 'trellis' up so that it can 'climb' to a good height. Be sure that it has PLENTY of sun, and gets enough water to grow, and you will be ecstatic when your plant grows so fast and puts out so many beautiful blooms.
2007-03-27 17:43:11 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Clematis is a flowering vine and needs something to "climb" on. Plant it by a fence, trellis or lattice and it will happily grow and climb and produce beautiful flowers. Hope this helps. Take care!
2007-03-27 17:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Delius80 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are a climbing vine so they need a place to climb. I have mine growing on a fence and one on my mailbox post. They can grow very fast so make sure that they have something there to climb. They do not attach their vines like an ivy does, they need something they can wind their vines around and through.
2007-03-27 17:46:36 · answer #5 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, plant it near a fence or a tree.
2007-03-27 17:41:59 · answer #6 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clematis does need something to grow on as it vines and wraps.
2007-03-27 19:46:24 · answer #7 · answered by Sasha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋