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Tue, Jun 23, 09 at 18:03
| I bought a gorgeous Clematis tangutica 'Golden Tiara' and had the planting spot all picked out - until a friend showed up and warned me to be v-e-r-y careful of this plant. She told me it could be a real thug! My inclination is that maybe it could become a thug in hotter parts of the west...say, CA or AZ...but not so much here...
So what say you folks??? I was thinking of putting it right next to a purple-leaved grape so that both could climb up & across a patio pergola. Thanks in advance for your feedback! |
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| Depending on how both do in the spot vigor of clematis will probably be a little greater than that of the grape. Usually when you put two climbers together you have to do a little editing in order to maintain harmony anyway. There are other clematis planted here that grow much larger than this one. Maybe their idea of a thug is anything more vigorous than 'Jackmanii'. |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Tue, Jun 23, 09 at 19:25
| I'm going to rip out one of mine. I'm very happy with 'Helios' but 'Bill MacKenzie' is growing really wide and in every direction but up the tree where I want it to go. It must have thirty vines going off in thirty directions and when I try to direct them to where I want them they break off. I'm not sure it was properly labeled since it is blooming sooner and growing shorter than it is supposed to but it is a tangutica for sure. If anyone in the area wants it, come and get it.... |
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- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Tue, Jun 23, 09 at 22:20
| I've got one and it's a rampant grower, needs vigorous pruning. I made the mistake of not cutting mine back for two years. The third spring I cut it back to the ground, a whole truckload to the landfill. It's up and growing like gangbusters once again, I will be cutting it back every spring from now on. |
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- Posted by flowerfan2 z8/ WA (My Page) on Tue, Jun 23, 09 at 23:26
| I have 3 tangutica varieties, and they have all been well behaved. I have them growing near large trees so they have a lot of root competition. The poor growing conditions may keep the size down. I have never had any seedlings either. |
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| Mine grew very large--too large for my taste. |
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