So no nosing around the Potting Shed, unsupervised for Lola and Sophie! The leaves, sap and juice of Sweet Autumn Clematis are toxic if eaten, to dogs, cats and also horses, In late fall, give it a hard prune, cutting it down to about a foot in height. To keep it in check, snip the flowers off after blooming, before they have a chance Sweet Autumn Clematis is considered invasive in some areas. We planted this vine in our previous yard and landscape 20+ years ago, It’s an over achiever in the reseeding-department so you have to keep it in check. I spied our first Monarch last week as it stopped by to enjoy the blooms! The creamy white blooms create a billowy fragrant mass in late summer or early fall,Īttracting pollinators. Reaching 20 – 30 feet with support of a trellis or fence. It’s a prolific grower and fragrant bloomer with the twining stems You can reduce watering frequency once established. Water deeply and regularly the first growing season to establish the root system. Mulching the soil surface is recommended to It grows in full sun, dappled sunlight, or partial shade and thrives Sweet Autumn Clematis is hardy in USDA zones 4 – 9. The above photo is how the clematis looked in mid-July.Īnd 6 weeks later, blooming its first year, at the end of August! The vines eventually grow to meet in the middle of the porch. Growing up the left post of porch shed is an Amethyst Falls American Wisteria vine.Īmerican wisteria is better suited for smaller spaces and grows at aboutĪ third of the rate of Asian wisteria, which can be invasive in the Southern U.S.Īmethyst Falls Wisteria can reach 30 feet over time, so I’m hoping To make the leap from the post to the board across the top, The vine needed a little assistance from a garden clip Hanging upside down, the scallops of the fence look like a wire valance. ![]() felt secure enough to hold a sprawling vine! I bent the bottom 3-inch legs of the fence and tucked them in the gapīetween the fascia board and the metal overhang of the porch roof. I didn’t want the fencing to be permanent, with the option to remove it later. The green metal fencing came in a 14-inch high x 20-foot long roll with a scalloped top. I bought it to keep hungry bunnies from mowing down the flowers. I used some metal garden fencing I purchased a couple of years ago. To help the vine make its way across the top of the shed porch, To help them climb their way up the mesh and post. The tendrils needed some coaxing and training The sections can be stored flat at the end of fall when the vine is cut backĪnd the garden is tidied up and put to bed for the winter. I cut sections to loosely wrap around the porch post, allowing some breathing roomįor the vine as it twined its way around, and climbed up the post.Ĭable ties hold the sections together and can be snipped off so the mesh can be removed. It came in a 2 foot by 25 foot roll that was easy to cut. To encourage it to climb, I picked up some plastic mesh fencing from Lowe’s. ![]() For more information see my disclosure policy. We planted Sweet Autumn Clematis in May, to climb one of the porch columns ![]() By the end of August, most of the flowers in the garden are looking tiredĪnd spent, but Sweet Autumn Clematis is just hitting its stride.
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