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Malgorzata
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 08:12 pm EST : |   
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Ingwe4 wrote on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 04:38 pm:Such a marvelous Emilia Finn! What do you do with your clematis?
My thought exactly! Finn, C.Emilia Plater looks so pleased in your garden :)
Malgorzata
- Fukuoka-Kyushu,
Zone "8-9"
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Ela
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 09:18 pm EST : |
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Those pictures are so nice! I saw Emilia in many gardens in Poland doing very well indeed. I can not wait for spring to come. I live in London, Ontario and thanks to your help, I know where to find some of the most wanted! Ela
Ela
- Ontario,
Zone "5"
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Greth
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 09:33 pm EST : |
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Dying with envy here, it just isnt cold enough to grow clematis - Im dreaming that DH will build me a fernery so I can grow this stuff.
As long as it has cool roots, it will do well, yeah?
Margaret
Greth
- South Australia,
Zone "?"
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Suzymac
My Favorite Photo
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My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 01:15 am EST : |
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Gorgeous Finn ! I just LOVE this clematis.
Welcome Greth ! Some of the warmer zone clematis should work for you, I would think.
Suzy
Suzymac Massachusetts zone 6-A |
Roelie
My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 05:47 am EST : |
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Welcome Greth . If I am right but I do not know much about the weather there you will get what here is winter
Roelie
- Overijssel,
Zone "Holland"
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Malgorzata
| | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 06:09 am EST : |
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Margaret, what are your temperatures? I think you should try one or two "easy" Clematis just for fun. They may surprise you. C."Etoile Violette" is one of them.
"Etoile Violette" survives my hot and humid summers. Blooms beautifully (the photo does not give it the justice), has the roots in shade (behind the conifer). I just must make sure to water EV and (everything else!) all summer long.The roots do need moisture. Actually Emila Plater does very well too. But I have my Clematis in the ground for only about 3 years so I am not sure of the future. Japanese have their ways of growing Clematis in hot temperatures: as little humus as it is possible they say is the best. All the nourishment comes from diluted fertilizer during the watering time. I wish someone competent would speak up here. The separate thread on the subject would be also a wonderful addition to the Clematis forum. Margaret, if you are interested about the soil for clematis in hot climate, please look up "Subtopic of the month-November 2005". It was mentioned there. I am less scientific, I plant and see what survives. Montanas do not and probably alpina will not (I am experimenting!). Anything that has viticella in the parentage is worth trying. Good luck!
Malgorzata
- Fukuoka-Kyushu,
Zone "8-9"
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Finnoslo
My Favorite Photo
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My Time
| | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 11:13 am EST : |
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Malgorzata, I agree very much. Viticella Etoile Violette would be a very good choice to start with too I suppose. Try Carole's Garden Clematis Nursery (http://www.clematisnursery.com.au/), I think they supply it all over Australia ?
Here you see a couple of examples (EV) from our Garden:
Finn Norway Zone 6 |
Jeanne
My Favorite Photo
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| | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 11:45 am EST : |
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Finn..so nice to see you are posting again..Your gardens are just so beautiful and looking at them makes my heart sing..You have the most beautiful Clematis of anyone on here that I have seen and you are just so knowledgeable and I have learned so much from your postings...hope to see more of you..and your gardens this season...Jeanne
Jeanne Texas Zone 8B
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Lilybeetle
| | Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 08:43 pm EST : |
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Finn, What kind of "FOOD" to they get? They are so voluptuous.
Lilybeetle
- Ontario,
Zone "4B"
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Finnoslo
My Favorite Photo
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| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 06:58 am EST : |
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Thank you Jeanne & Co !
Well, what ”food” do they get ?
This will vary a bit from year to year and also from one type of plant to others, but basically they get fed two main times a year. At first all plants get the basic feeding when the winter and snow is leaving (usually mid/end of April here), and then early/mid june with more special feeding depending on type and flowering time.
The timing depends on the weather and when I have time. Traveling a lot does very often give “bad” habits for the garden work.
It is important to feed when the plants get enough water, that is why we try to use the melting of snow as help by the first feeding. It consists normally of general purpose, mineral garden fertilizer and a little bone meal worked in around the plants. We do not have a big choice of those here, when I am visiting England I see you have a much better choice.
The second feeding is varying and depending on flowering time and type of plant and consists of more “nature “food” like pellets made of different types of manure. I also use some tomato food when watering which is very good for clematis – but brings a lot of work when you have many plants.
But very important is the long time feeding when one plants. Good earth here with bone meal and lots of manure is important – at least for the first 2-3 years. The amount of manure at this time is of course depending on the rest consistence of the earth – it must not “sink” too much back as to disturb the roots.
Well – this was very brief, and I am also experimenting much. There are no fixed rules – the plants are also very different. Even two “Emilia Plater"s can differ in their needs depending on earth, sun, wind and more. But the viticellas are usually among the most easy and also very beautiful clematis. But they give a good show and grow very fast – so they also need more “food” than average. And they have “good size” flowers – not small ones where they very often are grouped.
As for container plants they get fed more often of course and also sometimes using stronger mixes.
Finn Norway Zone 6 |
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