clematis [Elodi]

Plant in a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, with the roots and base of the plant kept cool and shaded by other plants or a layer of pebbles at the base. Plant with the crown 5-8cm deep to encourage new shoots to grow from below ground level. See clematis cultivation

None required

Propagate by internodal leaf-bud semi-ripe cuttings taken from spring to late summer

Young shoots may be attacked by aphids, slugs, snails or caterpillars

May suffer from clematis diseases such as clematis slime flux and clematis wilt or powdery mildews