Clematis patens Blue Ravine

Choose a sunny or semi-shady exposure. In sunny exposure, shade the base of your plant with a ground cover or a perennial geranium. Clematis like to have their feet cool. Plant your young plant by covering the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, in a soil worked to a depth of 20 cm (8in), lightened with good compost. During the first few weeks, water abundantly and regularly. Clematis attach themselves thanks to their tendrils. To promote their growth, provide them with a trellis or let them adorn the trunk of a tree by placing a wire mesh. Clematis also like to grow freely on neighboring plants. You can prune it in June up to a height of 1m (3ft).