Clematis: ClematisGuru's 2009 Hardwick Hall Clematis Garden, 1 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
shirley guernsey is problem free clem. one of the ones i rarely even nip and tuck on. i have pruned after blooming and gotten some late blooms, but i find for me in zone 5 it is better to not prune her at all. in warmer areas , some prune back hard after blooms and get a great second show. i love guernsey.

josey is good for me this year too. very healthy looking blooms and oodles of them coming on from low to high, about 5 to 6 feet climbing thru a common climbing hydrangea on a west facing wall. pretty protected. here are the blooms today, starting to open more fully. one thing i like about josey is that the bloom last a long time, and as mentioned keep changing as they mature.