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

bariolio wrote:
HA! I saw the word "clematis" and had to look! Yes, I have Polish Spirit. It is doing fantastic. It's in my backyard against the house. Faces north so it gets sun from east to west but not blazing hot. I also have one facing west (yikes!). But it is still alive and blooming off and on too. I just cut it back in the winter and have had it for a couple of years now. Nothing seems to bother it although it will get lots of brown crispy leaves. I just pull those off or trim it pretty well (just did that about a month ago) and it's growing new branches again. This was after the first big Spring bloom. I don't even fertilize it much, just a bit of fert when I feed the azaleas in the same bed.
Actually, I live in Katy, Marty!
Good luck with your clem. :)
Janet