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Genius
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I've just planted a clematis against the front wall of the house. "The President".
Details:-
Type large-flowered hybrid
How Hardy Fully hardy in the UK
Height after two years 3 metres (10 ft)
Flowers RHS Award of Garden Merit. Bred by Charles Noble in 1876, it is a hybrid between C. x jackmanii and C. patens. The deep purple flowers (do not easily fade in the sun) are 15cm (6in) with silver on the reverse and reddish-purple stamens. Attractive wispy seed heads after the flowers fade.
Leaves Mid-green
Ideal Position Full sun or semi-shade - will tolerate a Northerly wall
Pruning Type Type 2
I don't always have good luck with clematis but this one will grow in most types of soil. I dug a hole down to the heavy clay, put in grit and then bedded in the clematis in a mixture of compost, grit, grit-sand and manure.
Do you grow this clematis?
Penny 
...Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire...
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It is one of the darker coloured flowers Penny. Very nice seed heads later on. Your preparation sounds perfect. Just remember the rules for Clematis 'head in the sun and roots in the shade'. I usually try to have the shadow of another plant falling on the ground round a clematis.
My name is Don and I'm a bonsaiholic.
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Genius
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Thanks, Don. I've put flat stones and pieces of stone slab over the roots. I'm looking forward to it doing well - fingers crossed.
...Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire...
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