The Clematis Pink Fantasy

How to plant a clematis Pink Fantasy

• the Clematis Pink Fantasy has - as its name suggests - pink flowers that grow very large and have darker stripes on their petals. They bloom from June to September.
• This variety grows between two and three meters tall, so you need a correspondingly large climbing frame. If you want to green an entire wall, you need about two plants per running meter.
• The best time to plant is from late summer to autumn. Choose a sunny to partially shaded location for your clematis and loosen the soil there well before planting.
• Put the plant so deep in the soil that the ball of the pot is about ten centimeters covered with soil. In the following weeks you will need to water regularly so that many new roots form.

Care and pruning of this climbing plant

• The clematis doesn't like it when the soil warms up too much. So cover the ground around the trunk with a layer of bark mulch or plant smaller ones there Ground cover. In this way, you also ensure that the soil does not dry out so quickly and you do not have to water as often in summer.


Clematis "Mrs. Cholmondeley "- care tips for robust beauty

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• Pruning is pretty easy with this strain of clematis. The best time to do this is either late autumn or early spring. Make sure you choose a frost-free day.
• Shorten the entire plant to about 30 centimeters. You should also make this cut in the first winter after you have planted your Pink Fantasy, because it will grow more compactly in the following year.
• Winter protection is not necessary for this climbing plant because it can withstand severe frosts. In the spring you give her something fertilizerso that she is well taken care of for the next season.