On 21/10/07 19:47, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
| |
| | In a fairly mild climate you might consider Clematis armandii, winter
| | flowering and evergreen.
|
| Not for a 6'x4' trellis! It really doesn't like being cut back to that.
| I have one that I try to keep on an 8'x5' wall, and am going to change
| it for something less vigorous.
|
| Would it 'go' like that in Liverpool? It's one of those things I've never
| had much personal success with but would colder areas not keep it under
| check? Or not enough?! You won't be going for C. rehederiana, then? ;-)
| Ours is a thug - all over the Rosa banksia, flowering madly now and
| evergreen with us, to boot. But goodness it's hearty!

Probably. It's a lot hardier than often given credit for.

But that isn't the only reason - it dislikes very hard pruning.


Thanks, Nick. I hadn't experienced that with it myself so valuable info for
me and the OP.


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