Climbing Clematis For Containers

Clematis are one of the most popular climbers with distinctive flowers in a range of colour including reds purples blues pinks and whites.

Climbing clematis for containers.

Climbing plants for small to medium sized containers. Smaller varieties will survive in a small pot but flowering will be poor and they will be disease prone. Choose terracotta pots or ceramic glazed containers wooden half barrels or any container that has a thick wall. But what about potted container plants.

The minimum size should be 18 x18 inches 45 x 45cm. They prefer sun or partial shade are mostly fully hardy and generally quite easy to grow. Clematis love plenty of water but do not like wet feet during autumn and winter. Give your clematis a proper home a good sized container will be at least 15 inches 40cms wide and 18 45cms deep.

Read on to learn more. Therefore containers must have really good drainage holes. The larger the better. Container size is important as clematis have large greedy roots.

These measurements are the minimum and. In most climates clematis blooms from spring until the first frost in autumn. Perfect for containers clematis justa is a compact deciduous vine with masses of pale blue mauve flowers 3 in.