Clematis purpurea captivity elegance

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Clematis Purpurea Plena Elegans blooms with red double flowers. The shade can vary, so clematis flowers can be painted in any of the burgundy shades. The diameter of the flowers is 6-9 cm. The petals have slightly wavy edges, and in the middle of the flower you can see purple anthers that sit on beige filaments of stamens. The liana can reach a height of 3-4 meters.

The flowering season for clematis begins in June and ends in September. Plants of the Purpurea Plena Elegans variety can withstand temperatures down to -40 ° C. They do not need to be cut often; in matters of care, clematis is considered an unpretentious plant.

In order for the vine to grow as much as possible, it needs good lighting. As for the soil, it does not need a highly enriched soil.

Description

Purpurea plena elegans
is a medium-sized clematis, Viticella group, three to three and a half meters high. The stem is a liana, strewn with terry, rather large (about ten centimeters in diameter) beard-red flowers. With proper care, flowering is plentiful, one liana can have up to one hundred and twenty flowers, and long - from early June to late September. The flowers do not contain stamens, the sepal structure is structured. Advantages
:

1. Unpretentious variety in care.
2. Long and abundant flowering.
3. Good growth of vines.
4. Frost resistance reaches minus forty degrees.

Care features

Clematis is unpretentious in care. For its active growth and flowering, it will be quite enough:

• timely watering;
• loosening the earth around the trunk circle;
• periodic feeding;
• annual pruning;
• protection against pests and various diseases.

Trimming group

Correct pruning is the guarantor of the annual abundant flowering of clematis. It promotes the formation of a powerful plant. If you skip timely pruning - next year, weak flowering or complete absence of flowers is ensured.

Purpurea Plena belongs to the third pruning group, since the color is formed on fresh shoots that grow in spring. The plant requires radical pruning at a height of 10-15 centimeters. At the same time, two or three buds are left on young shoots.

Pruning is done in the fall. With the arrival of warm days and the restoration of the intensive movement of the juice with such pruning, the plant is activated and grows, without putting nutritious juices into old unnecessary branches. Deep pruning also increases the winter hardiness of the plant, prevents freezing of the roots at prolonged subzero temperatures.

Watering

Lack and excess of moisture negatively affect the growth and development of Clematis Purpurea, reduce the period and intensity of flowering. When growing it, avoid strong drying out of the earth. Watering should be moderate and regular. During prolonged droughts, the plant needs abundant watering.

It is advisable to water Clematis Purpurea late in the evening. During a cool night, moisture will have time to absorb into the soil and saturate the plant. When watering in the morning, a large amount of moisture evaporates and does not reach the roots.

Top dressing

Clematis is fed in small portions, alternating organic and mineral fertilizers. Fertilizers are applied no more than four times per season. During the flowering period, Clematis is not fertilized.

Shelter for the winter

In regions with cold winters, clematis requires reliable shelter. With the arrival of the first frosts, the base of the plant is covered with humus, peat, sawdust or dry leaves. The plant is covered with lutrasil or any other covering material.

Spring water protection

Drainage grooves laid along the near-trunk circle and filled with sand or gravel, as well as diversion furrows, will help to reliably protect the vines from spring floods. At the base of the plant, small mounds of peat or humus can be formed to protect against water.

Support

The height and heavy weight of the vines require the use of reliable supports. To do this, use:

• fences;
• walls of buildings;
• garden gazebos;
• metal arches:
• wooden nets;
• openwork pergolas;
• mesh netting;
• racks.

Whatever support is used in the summer cottage - Purpurea Plena is elegant and beautiful in any form.

Mulching and loosening the soil

Free access of oxygen is necessary for the development of a powerful root system and the plant as a whole. Clematis needs periodic loosening of the soil. Loosening is especially important after heavy watering or a period of prolonged rains.

Mulching the trunk circle will help to avoid loosening, retain moisture and prevent the formation of weeds. To do this, you can use compost, sawdust, straw, dry leaves and even cones.

Girlish grape clematis

The girlish clematis grape is distinguished by a variety of varieties and varieties with different flowering periods.

"Mazury" ("Mazury") - a variety of clematis with really double pure blue flowers with light spots, which at the beginning of flowering have a beautiful regular shape, as if made of tissue paper. Greenish spots on the outer circumference of the petals. Fading, the flower opens wide, revealing creamy pistils. The analogy with tissue paper is also remembered in rainy weather, when the flowers "sag". Liana 2-3 m high.

Clematis "Minister" has flowers with pointed sepals with corrugated edges of blue-lavender color with a pink-purple stripe. The plant reaches a height of 2-2.5 m.

"Niobe" ("Niobe") - a variety of clematis with pointed velvety flowers of a dense dark purple color, which is clearly distinguished by yellow anthers. The plant is 2-2.5 m high.

PiilU, syn. "Little Duckling" ("Piilu"), - a profusely flowering variety with lilac-pink flowers with a dark pink elongated spot at the base of the sepals, bright yellow anthers. On last year's shoots, it blooms with semi-double flowers. Shoot length 1.5-2 m.

Clematis "Pohjanael" has lilac-purple flowers with a bright purple stripe in the center of the sepals. Liana 2-2.5 m high.

"Rouge Cardinal" ("Rouge Cardinal") - one of the best "red" varieties of clematis. The flowers are deep red-purple with contrasting creamy white anthers. Shoot length up to 3 m.

"Romantika" ("Romance") is a very powerful (2.5-3 m high) unpretentious variety of clematis. Velvet black-purple flowers with yellow anther eyes almost completely hide the leaves.

Clematis "Valge Daam" with white flowers with a bluish reflection, which become snow-white by the end of flowering. Anthers are brownish. Shoot length up to 2 m.

"Stasik" ("Stasik") is a domestic undersized variety of clematis, captivating with star-shaped velvety wine-red flowers. Some of our "experts" have recorded it in Polish varieties. Liana is compact, height 1-1.5 m.

Roko-Kolla (Roko-Kolla) with white flowers with a noticeable green stripe are distinguished by a rare color.

"Teksa" ("Tex") with flowers, as if made of denim.

Wada's Primrose, syn. "Yellow Queen" ("Vadas Primrose"), with light yellow flowers.

Many undeservedly deprive of attention small-flowered clematis, which are very diverse and elegant. Some of them are able to cover a large area, others will easily fit into mixborders, where they will not "pull" all attention to themselves, and their graceful flowers will make a successful union with other plants

When choosing a tall, small-flowered variety, do not forget about winter hardiness and plant those varieties that winter without shelter.The selection here is also very varied and far surpasses the above hybrids.

Care

Pruning

The third pruning group for this clematis is the simplest. The seedling is cut off almost entirely before wintering. Only a few living buds remain above the ground - a stump of 10-13 cm. The main thing is to cut the plant with pre-disinfected tools so as not to infect. Places of cuts are treated with a fungicide and covered with warm (not hot) wax from a candle.

Clematis purpurea elegance

Watering

In the first year of planting, especially close attention is paid to watering. A young seedling is watered at least twice a week.

During this period, the earth must not be overdried, otherwise the plant will not be able to form small roots. It is necessary to direct all the forces of the bush to the growth of the root system, it is even desirable to cut off the buds for the first two years, if they appear.

Water for the hybrid is taken from the rain, you can use melted snow. It will be difficult for the roots to assimilate ordinary tap water, it is too heavy and contains chlorine

The quality of water for irrigation is very important, especially for young seedlings. The absorption of nutrients from the soil is directly dependent on this

Top dressing

After planting in the first year, the plant should not be fed. The soil still contains enough trace elements necessary for growth and development. After overfeeding clematis, it is easy to destroy it, because an excess of nutrients is no less dangerous than their lack.

In the spring, all plants need nitrogen. It promotes the growth of greenery - shoots and leaves

For fast-growing vines, this is important, therefore, fertilizers such as are applied under clematis:

• ammonium sulfate;
• sodium or ammonium nitrate;
• urea (urea);
• calcium cyanamide.

During the budding period, clematis need phosphorus. Potassium is also needed for strength and longer flowering. Therefore, in the period from May to June, special mineral complexes or individual fertilizers are applied under the bush:

• copper or iron sulfate
• superphosphate
• phosphate rock
• potassium chloride
• potassium magnesium
• potassium carbonate (potash)

After flowering, the plant needs to recuperate and gain energy for a successful winter. During this period, it is good to feed the bush with organic matter - rotted manure. Poultry manure is also suitable, but it is concentrated, needs to be diluted. Organic fertilizers contain the entire range of trace elements necessary for clematis.

Various folk homemade dressings are also brought under the bushes. They are time-tested and used in any season - both spring and summer, and autumn. They cannot be overdose, and the benefits from them are no less than from purchased complexes. As a top dressing they use:

• fire coals;
• bread leaven (bread crusts are poured with water and left in a warm place for a week);
• onion husk infusion (20 g per 5 liters of boiling water);
• herbal infusion (the herb is placed in a barrel and filled with water, infused in a warm place for a month);
• potato broth;
• tea leaves or coffee grounds

Shelter for the winter

The Purpurea Plena Elegance variety differs from the others in its high resistance to frost. However, he still needs shelter for the winter. This is especially true for young seedlings that have not yet managed to build up a powerful root mass. It is necessary to cover the bush step by step according to the scheme:

Clematis purpurea captivity photo and description of the variety

• Spread mulch around the root - hay, straw, dry leaves, spruce branches;
• Cover on top with several layers of sponbond;
• Cover with foil
• Press down the edges of the film with stones

After snow falls, make sure that it always covers the film. If necessary, throw snow from the edge of the site. In the spring, make sure that the melt water does not stagnate around the bush, otherwise it will rot and die.

Spring water protection

In spring, the main danger for clematis is flooding by melt water. To protect the plant, even in the fall, a bucket of peat or compost is poured under the bush, and a small mound is made.When the water has completely disappeared, it is raked and compared so that the bush has more room to grow.

Support

Purpurea Plena Elegance is a large and very dense shrub with stems up to 4 meters high, so it needs good support. It must be strong enough to withstand heavy weight and wind. It is better to plant the hybrid along walls, arbors or fences.

Mulching and loosening the soil

The roots of the hybrid are shallow, they are sensitive to overheating and drying out. Therefore, mulching is mandatory for the plant in any season. Hay or fresh grass, straw, sawdust, peat are spread under the bush. Beneficial microflora is formed under the mulch layer, which helps the plant to absorb nutrients.

Special attention should be paid to mulching with sphagnum moss. It is an excellent protection against moisture loss, a power source and soil disinfection

Moss does not allow root rot to develop - the main "enemy" of clematis. The radius of laying mulch around the trunk is 50-70 cm. Young bushes have a little less - 40-50 cm.

Use in landscape design

Typically, Purpurea Plena Elegans clematis is used as a fencing. To do this, it is enough to build a frame for it, along which it will trail. If you need to hide an old ugly fence, plant clematis of this particular variety along it. Due to its large size, it will be able to completely cover the fence, creating the illusion of a large burgundy bedspread of flowers. Also, clematis can be planted near ugly walls. It can easily rise to a height of 4 meters and hide all the flaws in housing.

Clematis can also be planted near the gazebos. These plants will easily braid them on the incoming side, which will give them a more spectacular look. In the private sector, clematis can be used to create a decorative arch. It is enough to build a metal frame and plant clematis near it. Further, it is only necessary to direct the plant in the right direction, clinging to the frame of the shoots.

How to plant

After the threat of the last frost has passed, and the soil has warmed up enough, on a cloudy and warm day, you can start planting plants in open ground. Planting times are different for each region. On average, this is the end of May, June.

Seat selection

To grow Clematis Purpurea, choose a sunny area protected by a fence, wall or tall trees from drafts. Artificial shading during particularly hot midday hours will be the perfect protection against burns to leaves and delicate flowers.

The choice of planting material

Today, cuttings of two varieties can be found on sale:

1. With an open root system, rooted last season. Such cuttings come with a peat ball, three or more developed roots and several buds.
2. With a closed root system, sold in containers.

When buying seedlings, pay attention to the roots. They should be light and firm.

Darkened areas of the root system require removal.

Clematis with non-hatching buds can be stored in the refrigerator or basement at a temperature not exceeding 5 ° C. A seedling with grown roots is immediately planted in a pot, deepening the neck by 2 centimeters.

Soil requirements

Clematis Purpurea loves fertile soil. Sandy loam or loam with excellent drainage and weak soil acidity promote vigorous growth and lush flowering.

Description and cultivation of Varshavska Nike variety clematis, pruning groupRead

The root system goes deep into the ground, so nearby groundwater inhibits plant development and causes root rot. When growing in such areas, it is necessary to create artificial mounds or block the access of the root system to groundwater by laying a sheet of iron or slate in the planting hole.

Landing scheme

For the intensive development of powerful roots and abundant flowering when planting clematis, you should adhere to a number of rules:

1. For a massive root, a deep planting pit is required, at least 50 centimeters deep.
2. To prepare the soil, you will need: earth, peat and humus in equal proportions. A small amount of ash can be added to neutralize acidity.
3. A drainage layer is laid at the bottom of the pit, a part of the finished soil mixture is poured and a small mound is formed. A plant is planted on a mound, carefully spreading the roots.
4. The planting hole is covered with earth so that the root collar of the seedling is buried 10 centimeters into the ground. This deepening contributes to the formation of a healthy, powerful bush. Clematis with a root collar located at ground level is doomed: such a plant practically does not bush, only a few stems are formed on it.
5. To prevent the accumulation of moisture near the root collar and provide the roots with oxygen, the trunk circle around the entire perimeter is covered with a layer of mulch from sawdust, straw or humus.
6. Each plant is intensively shed with water and a support is established.
7. The spacing between plants should be at least 70 centimeters.

When planting clematis Purpurea with a closed root system, it is carefully taken out of the container and placed in the planting pit along with an earthen clod. The formation of a mound with such a landing is not required.

Follow-up care

The variety is absolutely undemanding in its content and can grow in almost any proposed conditions. The main components of flower care are watering, timely pruning of branches, top dressing and mulching.

Watering

Watering clematis should not be too abundant, but regularly. Lack of moisture negatively affects the growth rate of the flower, as well as budding and flowering duration. Excess water is also harmful to the plant: the root system begins to rot, and the bush may die. Watering is carried out after sunset, otherwise dense foliage may get burned. In dry and hot weather, the plants are moistened every other day, preventing the soil from drying out excessively.

Top dressing

The first year after planting, the plant will be content with those substances that are present in the prepared nutrient substrate, placed in the planting pit. Starting from the second year, clematis should receive mineral and organic fertilizers, which are applied in spring and autumn. In late April - early May, compounds containing nitrogen are introduced into the soil, and in the autumn months they are fed with phosphorus additives. Good results are obtained by root dressing with a solution of mullein or bird droppings, as well as the introduction of complex formulations. As for foliar dressings, they are also welcome and are produced in a chelated form by irrigating the leaf mass of the bush.

Mulching

To protect the roots from overheating and retain moisture, the root zone of the bushes is mulched with compost, hay or sawdust. This prevents weeds from germinating and eliminates the need for regular loosening. The mulch layer is renewed once a month, removing the old substrate and replacing it with a fresh one.

Preparing for winter

In October, clematis are watered abundantly and wood ash is introduced at the root. Then, a couple of weeks before the onset of the first frost, the branches are cut shortly and treated with Bordeaux liquid or iron vitriol. Fertilizers with a high content of phosphorus and potassium are applied to the root zone, covered with a large layer of humus and covered with any non-woven fabric. At the edges, the material is pressed to the ground with heavy objects and the bush is left to winter.

In regions with a mild climate and warm winters, the fabric is replaced with spruce branches, sawdust or compost. Warming is performed exclusively in dry weather, since the freezing of wet earth is detrimental to the root system of the flower. With the onset of spring heat, the shelter is removed and the root zone is freed from mulch, thereby preventing the roots from becoming rotten.

Reproduction

For Clematis Purpurea Plenas Elegance, the following breeding methods are well suited:

• By dividing the bush, it is optimal to propagate plants that have reached the age of 4-5 years. You can do this procedure in the fall or spring, digging in and separating part of the bush.
• By cuttings, you can get many new clematis plants at once. Cuttings are best cut before flowering using 3-4 year old shrubs. Cut from the middle of the shoot, cut into pieces 6-7 cm long, with at least two buds, which are placed in a mixture of peat and sand and kept until rooting with constant moisture.
• Layers are the simplest method in which ripe clematis shoots are laid to a depth of about 10 cm in specially dug grooves and covered with a light mixture, leaving only the very tip of the shoot on the surface. A new plant is separated only for the next season.
• The seed method does not make sense to use, since this variety of clematis is hybrid and among the seedlings there will hardly be a representative similar to the mother plant.

Clematis Viticella

The widespread clematis of Viticella are the most famous and beautiful. The category of such plants includes varieties in which one of the parent plants has most of the genes from Clematis viticella.
But the hybrids obtained from Clematis integrifolia,
cannot be attributed to this group.

Clematis of this species include deciduous types as well as climbing shrubs.
... All flowers are formed during the summer or early autumn exclusively on the shoots of the current year. Flowers can be single, semi-double or double. Standard flower diameters can range from two to fifteen centimeters. Clematis viticella blooms on the shoots of the current year.

The total number of sepals can vary from four to six. The main color can be one-color, white, and also have various shades of pink or bright red. Red-violet colors are quite common, as well as magenta coloration and violet, cyan or blue shades. The leaves are characterized by featheriness; trifoliate types of leaves are less common. Lack of quality pruning can provoke strong plant growth and flowering at significant heights.

The most popular varieties from this group: Etoile Violette, Alba Luxurians,
and "Carmensita", "Polish Spirit"
and others, including purple clematis.

Clematis purple

Violet clematis, or Viticella, which is very popular among flower growers, grows naturally in the Caucasus, as well as in southern Europe and Asia. Clematis violet, which is fashionable today, is a shrub vine with a height of up to two meters and has double-pinnate leaves. The presence of a thick cord-like root system allows the plant to be used as a very convenient rootstock for large-flowered clematis.

Flowering is quite long. As a rule, this period lasts from June to the end of September and ends with the setting of a significant number of sufficiently large and convenient seeds for sowing. Ripening of seed is observed in September.

Plant in a well-lit area

It is advisable to plant clematis seedlings in pre-fertilized soil.

1. Plant seedlings in well-lit areas, as this variety is sun-loving.
2. Set up a support before planting clematis to support the shoots. It must be made of durable materials, as the mature plant is quite heavy.
3. Prepare the planting hole a couple of days before planting so that the soil shrinks a little. If you plan to plant multiple plants, you can prepare a trench.
4. Pour drainage material at the bottom of the pit, it can be expanded clay, gravel or broken brick.
5. Add nutritious soil to the hole. To do this, mix peat, sand and humus in equal proportions.
6. Spread out the root system carefully when planting.
7. Make sure that the distance between the seedlings is at least 1.5-2 meters.