Just saw your post TexasPlumeria87.I live in the DFW area and can grow clematis. You have been given good advice. I agree with keeping it in the shade for a while. I keep some of my mine in those plastic pots until I am ready to plant them in the ground or in a container. I usually add expanded shale and compost to the mix and if it is handy , add bone meal at the very bottom not touching the roots. Place the crown a little bit under the soil line. Water it with a diluted epsom salt solution and mulch it too.
