I have some Ville de Lyon group 3 clematis .. since hard pruning is recommended for this group I'm wonder if they would be a good candidate for a large hanging basket.

Any advice or tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I think the basket would have to be really big. The mature length is 2.5 -5 m long , so it would seem the root ball needs more room than a basket would supply. There are recommendations to put a small one like Bijou which grow 1 m long in a basket. I would worry about it drying out, That is how I have lost most of mine

Thanks for your reply! Are these guys really fast growers? The rootball of the plants I got are about the size of a golf ball. I'm thinking I could probably get away with a hanging basket the first year?

I agree with Anna.

Here's the Rootball of clematis Rooguchi just so you can see how big it gets.

Lol .. I see your point!

I wouldn't grow Ville de Lion even in a big container. It is huge plant. And it gets quite leggy. You want you flowers starting at the base of the plant not somewhere down below.

Thanks .. that was something I hadn't considered.