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Clematis for poor soil
I expect Charlie Pridham may be able to answer this one. I want a
clematis to grow in my garden in the Auvergne, France. The soil is poor with small tracts of earth/sand/decayed clay i.e. stuff as hard as rock with putty like viens running through it and used in making crockery. The Summers can be dry and hot but the winter weather is viscious with snow on Christmas morning. We are high up overlooking volcanoes which lay in the valley beyond, therefore the winds can be horrendous, all adding to this beautiful almost etherial landscape. I want a hardy cleamatis to withstand such extremes of weather and I would prefer a large,white flower - any suggestions? |
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Clematis for poor soil
Sacha wrote: On 3/12/06 16:55, in article Charlie will know best but Mde. Le Coultre (aka Marie Boisselot) is a lovely, large flowered clematis. The flowers are 5 or 6 inches across. It can be grown in a container if well pruned. Your problem with Clematis in the soil (and again I defer to Charlie) might be that they don't like to have dry roots and your soil there sounds as if it could dry out quickly. They don't like having their feet baked, either, so even in a tub I think you'd have to put slate or something over the roots to keep them cool. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ that sounds lovely, I always put a cover over the roots, even in England. I wonder if I excavated a very large hole in the awful soil and filled it in with "purchased" soil/compost;whether a clematis would stand a better chance? I'm about to look at Charlie's site to see if he has the one you mention. |
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Clematis for poor soil
"judith lea" wrote in message oups.com... Sacha wrote: On 3/12/06 16:55, in article Charlie will know best but Mde. Le Coultre (aka Marie Boisselot) is a lovely, large flowered clematis. The flowers are 5 or 6 inches across. It can be grown in a container if well pruned. Your problem with Clematis in the soil (and again I defer to Charlie) might be that they don't like to have dry roots and your soil there sounds as if it could dry out quickly. They don't like having their feet baked, either, so even in a tub I think you'd have to put slate or something over the roots to keep them cool. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ that sounds lovely, I always put a cover over the roots, even in England. I wonder if I excavated a very large hole in the awful soil and filled it in with "purchased" soil/compost;whether a clematis would stand a better chance? I'm about to look at Charlie's site to see if he has the one you mention. If you are set on the large white flowers then add Henryii to your list its a better grower and less wilty I also get on quite well with Gillian Blades. But I would strongly recommend watering tubes in the holes. A plant that would grow well in those conditions would be x Jouiniana 'Praecox' but it has small light lavender flowers Let us know how it goes :~) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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Clematis for poor soil
Charlie Pridham wrote: "judith lea" wrote in message oups.com... I also get on quite well with Gillian Blades. But I would strongly recommend watering tubes in the holes. A plant that would grow well in those conditions would be x Jouiniana 'Praecox' but it has small light lavender flowers Let us know how it goes :~) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea Charlie, I took a look at your site and I loved Gillian Blades, do you do mail order, if so I can email you details and send you a cheque, can you let me know please? Judith |
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Clematis for poor soil
"judith lea" wrote in message oups.com... Charlie Pridham wrote: "judith lea" wrote in message oups.com... I also get on quite well with Gillian Blades. But I would strongly recommend watering tubes in the holes. A plant that would grow well in those conditions would be x Jouiniana 'Praecox' but it has small light lavender flowers Let us know how it goes :~) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea Charlie, I took a look at your site and I loved Gillian Blades, do you do mail order, if so I can email you details and send you a cheque, can you let me know please? Judith yes; email address is on the web site. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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