Perle d'Azure

[2ManyClematis]

I've grown PdA with limited success. It's pretty vigorous and I don't think it got enough water where I planted it. Whatever the reason, it was a martyr to powdery mildew and the lower leaves were quick to go brown.

If this has put you off, I suggest you look for a photo of the wall of PdA at Sissinghurst: it's enough for me to keep trying to grow it.

Huw

[CLematisGuru]

re blue angel. last year was the first year i noticed a huge issue with the plant hanging on to withered blooms. it was so ugly on my oldest and largest blue angel i did some serious pruning vs deadheading (there were thousands of blooms and seemed impossible to deadhead them,and i thought something was wrong with the plant).
we had unusual rain flow with sometimes too much all at once and i thought that had something to do with it.
unfortunately i did not take a photo before whacking the plant down. usually only take photos of pretty things!
does anyone know if this is something i should expect from a maturing large blue angel every year? or perhaps just from the weather pattern and rain fall pace? hope not......

[gardenbug]

Perle d'Azur was a slow starter for me. This was due in part to being in a quite shady area. It gets pruned back every year and still blooms rather high up. It grows through a lilac and blooms quite late (mid July) in the season for me. It keeps its green foliage, which is a very nice attribute!



Rather than Polish Spirit, I prefer Blue Belle which has the yellow centers and blooms over a long period of time as well.



There are just so many wonderful possibilities, and with 500'....you can have a ball!

I have a rather long clematis arbor at our place and one I find particularly effective is Mikelite. Here it is growing with Kaiu.



There are many smaller clematis that can grow at their base if you so choose. The one thing I'd be careful to do is plant the vines so that you span the season with bloom. There's a clematis for Spring through Fall!

[CLematisGuru]

beautiful plants and great photos! love that kaiu very much. nice design!
blue belle is fantastic!

[chriscdavidt]

One of the other threads talks about what to do during the winter, well all of you have given me some wonderful ideas. What I may ended up doing is a mix of the whole lot of them if I can find them. Being in Canada there are not a lot of suppliers and so far regardless of who I have written to in the states or in the UK (I joined the British Clematis Society too recently) no one wants to ship here. So unless Lost Horizons, Garden Imports, Glen Echo, Humber Nurseries or Clearview brings them in I seem to be out of luck unless someone else knows a good supplier of clematis?

[gardenbug]

Garden Import has some very nice choices right now. They run out fast though. If I were you, I'd snatch up Joe Zary, Yukikomachi, Semu, Betty Corning, Maria Cornelia, Etoile Violette, Viorna Mrs Harvey, Prince Charles, Wallenburg, Aljonushka...and maybe throw in a dozen Arabella for planting all along the bases. That ought to set you back a few dollars!
I've found you just can't count on LH to have what is in their catalog. Have you ever contacted this nursery? You could ask what they will have in terms of clematis this spring.
Location of Wildthings Plant Farm near Mt.Forest, Ontario

[octachoron]

Originally Posted by gardenbug and maybe throw in a dozen Arabella for planting all along the bases.

Do you recommend planting integrifolia clematis right next to a climbing clematis?

[CLematisGuru]

great clem recommendations gardenbug. wish that mrs harvey was available in the states. that one is a beauty.

[chouchou]

Regarding Canadian suppliers, Canning Perennials sometimes has some nice choices. Their on-line catalogue won't be up until March 1 though.

[gardenbug]

Do you recommend planting integrifolia clematis right next to a climbing clematis?

I do it. Cuts down on weeding too!