Clematis: What is your absolute favorite clematis?, 0 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
this ville de lyon is about 8 years old. it i has never been moved, and is in a full sun posiltion. The pant has a major after bloom pruning every other year and in alternate years, just a light clean up after the extended bloom period. after years of this treatment it stays nice and green and bushy at the bottom. it is well mulched and top dressed with pea gravel. companion planning at the bottom is sedum angelique ,planted amongst larger rock at the base of the arch it grows on.
it is one of my healthiest clems and i do give a fair share of the credit to the sunshine it receives.

here is another , younger ville de lyon planted with a prince charles. they make a nice combinition.