Clematis Jackmanii Hybrid Monte Cassino

Monte Cassino is packed with deep purple to magenta flowers from summer to autumn. The blooms are quite big, measuring 15-20cm across and punctuated with creamy white stamens at the centre.

The vigorous, fast growing stems stretch up to 3m tall and can be grown on an arbour, trellis, fence line, tree or shrub. Benefits from a light prune in spring, after the first flush of flowers. Pruning group 3, then cut to the ground late winter/early spring to allow the new growth to shine.

An exciting new cultivar bred for pots on patios, small gardens and anywhere you need a splash of colour. The flower size is not compromised on these petite climbers.

Clematis grows well where Roses grow well. They are also excellent in combination. You can use similar colours for a lovely blend or create some drama with contrasting shades. As a point in fact, Clematis intermingle well with many plants ? trees and shrubs especially as they can be used for climbing in a beautiful symbiosis. They are so versatile; you can even grow them in pots.

The old adage is to plant your clematis so their 'head' is in the sun and their 'feet' are in the shade. In other words they like their root zone to be cool and protected, and the stem to grow up into a sunny position. You can protect the root zone with mulch and/or by using other plants to shield the roots from the sun.

Grow Clematis in humus rich, moist, well drained soil. They need good drainage or the roots can rot. Plant so they will receive around six hour?s sun a day and shield from the hot afternoon rays. To perform at their best they should be fertilised well. Use a Rose Fertiliser every three months or so.

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