clematis [Josephine]

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. Can be grown in containers at least 45cm deep and wide in a soil based potting compost

Pruning (clematis) group 2, light prune for early flowers. Remove dead and damaged stems before growth begins in early spring. Trim all remaining stems to strong buds.

Propagate from cuttings (climbers) or by layering, for home use

Young shoots may be troubled by aphids and caterpillars; petals can be eaten by earwigs

May suffer from Clematis wilt and Clematis slime flux