I love container gardening, and since I have very little property around my Mobile Home, I have to resort to gardening in pots and urns and containers. I'm delighted to be able to grow Clematis in
containers - and the Hand watering is good exercise for me.

I have one in a very large pot with a obelisk in it, it's one of the shorter varieties, 6-8 ft.
A stone urn sounds interesting Alan! Does it have drainage holes?

Congratulations on getting your first of more to come, Alan!
Clematises are such fun

I've not had success growing them in containers before, but I did manage to over-winter one this year and have new leaves now it lives!

You will probably get blooms out of Jackmanii at the very least.
Which two will you put in the ground?

Welcome Alan. I grow some clems in containers.I use the same techniques as when I put them in the ground...crown 2-3" below soil,mulch and fertilize.I add expanded shale in the soil to make sure the drainage is good. They seem to need a little more attention in a container to make sure they don't dry out or stay too wet

Welcome Alan, you will have very knowledgeable clematis gardeners here to help you.
I have several growing in large pots.

These two are Princess Diana and rooguchii.

My first bloom is a light pink one (NOID) which is on a 8 inch stem with few leaves.

Well, yes, I think you have to be careful of "overwatering" too when planting in containers.
I know Clematis love water, but I'm certainly not going to watering daily or even every other day.
Right now in New Jersey the weather is cool and Days filled with sunshine are few and far
between, so I'm watching my watering carefully. I have only planted (1) Clematis thus far -
the other (5) plants will be arriving next Month. So I will have a total of (4) plants in containers
and (2) plants in the ground.

Yes, the stone urns do have drainage holes and drain quite well. I have Bamboo stakes in a Tee-pee style arrangement. I'm pleased with how the first Clematis looks.

Thank you goes out to those of you who offered me such a Warm Welcome to this Forum !

Welcome to the clematis forum AlanJ! Clematis are a wonderful addition to any garden, wether they're grown in pots or on the ground. I grow Barbara Jackman in a pot, and it's done well here. I wish you all the best with growing your new plants.

Here are some blooms from my garden today. I believe this is the earliest I've ever had these 2 plants blooming.

Omoshiro


Yukiokioshi


Fragrant Spring is also starting to bloom. 1st blooms ever from this plant for me.

@Cem9165, beautiful shots! Please add them to the database, especially that Fragrant Spring, we don't have any photos of it here yet. 👍

Thanks Sue for the kind comments, and zuzu for the thumbs up!

I will add 'Fragrant Spring' to the database as requested.

Wow--it looks like it has been busy growing for you and it sure it ready to bloom now

Those are beauties Annette.I am guessing you had a mild winter too? Is Fragrant Spring really fragrant?

Thanks Anna!

Yes, Fragrant Spring is scented. It's just starting to open, so I waiting to see if the scent intensifies.

They're all so lovely!

Hi Annette::: many Thanks for your kind "Welcome" to the Clematis forum. I'm so thrilled and excited to be growing my first Clematis plants, and I will have a total of 6 Clematis - 4 planted
in Urns, and 2 planted in the ground. It will be exciting to watch them Grow!

I do think that old saying, "First year they sleep, second year they creep and third year they leap" applies to clematis so it will be fun to see the difference from year to year!

Hi Suzanne: Yes, I thought about that old saying, and screamed out YIKES !!!! Do I really have to wait 3-Years to see my Clematis bloom????? I'm hoping that is not the case. I'm a very impatient gardener, so I'm hoping I will see maybe 1 or 2 blooms this Spring/Summer in my Clematis By the end of April I will have all of my 6 Clematis plants planted and will anxiously wait to see that first flower bud. So say a prayer for me and my Clematis!

Prayers to you, Alan.

Most of mine bloomed the first year so keep the clematis faith! Here's just one example of a clematis from Walmart.

You should see blooms this year but it will be getting those roots built up.

FYI, I have been adding images the past few days from Brushwood Nursery, (got their permission) so many of them I have never heard of, just so tempting!!
Some of the newest images:
The Clematis Database

I have only planted one Clematis thus far - Clematis 'Rosemoor' and when I unpotted it to plant in the Urn, I was amazed at the extensive root system the plant had. So far this Clematis is growing
very well and it's only been planted for 3-weeks. I also have a Clematis coming from Brushwood Nursery (Clematis 'Versailles') which I'm looking forward to receiving.

You're welcome @AlanJ I have also had clematis bloom the same year they were planted. I'm now growing some nice plants, thanks to Arlene's ( @pirl )advice.


Today, I worked in the drizzling rain to get plants added to my potted Barbara Jackman on the driveway. I'm working on a shades of purple theme, and added Homestead Purple Verbena, purple African daisies, Tourenia, lysmchia, and a cute little plant that IDK the name of.





Barbara J. from 2015, I'm hoping for some nice color echoes with the new accent plants added to the pot today.


Ernest Markham also got planted today, in a small bed that also contains hellebores. It had been living in a plastic pot for 2 years, the root ball was huge.