Texas Gardening: Any TX clematis growers out there?, 1 by cr0ak

cr0ak wrote:
I've been growing clematis here in Houston for a number of years with relatively good results. So far I have five of them growing. They get morning sun until about noon, then shade the rest of the day. I make sure that the roots (base of the plants) are shaded, too. I've long since lost the name tags for a couple of them, so I can't tell you which varieties they are, but I do have a Josephine and two Avant-garde, which have smaller blooms. However, the Avant-garde are not growing to standard color. They're a lot paler than most photos.

Here's one that I can't remember the name of (although I'm thinking it's something like Polish Pride):