Clematis: June, clematises and chat, 5 by Pfg

Pfg wrote:
My co-op plants all had 6-8" roots and had broken dormancy. I'm not sure why so many wilted- maybe what I mixed was too rich? Or they went in too much sun too soon? But Veronica's Choice has made the whole endeavor worthwhile. I hadn't realized that one plant had made enough growth last year to produce flowers. The other is certainly making up for lost time! I'm looking forward to next year, when the show should be much more showy.

Last year I had high expectations for C Integrifolia Alba. I put it In the big barrel with Asiatic and Casablanca lilies, and it spilled out nicely for such a new plant. This year it emerged, then stopped growing. Both lilies have really taken over, they now completely fill the planter. So last weekend I took it out with as many roots as possible-- no easy task!-- and put it into one of Pirl's self-watering pots with lots of goodies to recover and regenerate.

Btw, that was a great tip about those pots. I got a bunch of the 12," a few 9" and a couple of much bigger ones. Most of them are already being used, for everything from clems to a new small Daphne, divisions that need TLC, tropicals, a trade plant or two... They are just wonderful! Some have already been emptied and re-filled, some things will stay in them all summer, moving in and out of the beds as they bloom.