Any clematis growers out there?

[NCarolinawoman]

1. i have planted clematis directly into the ground and they

over-wintered nicely here in central NC. (we do go below freezing here).

Seems to me , your plants would languish and really go down hill unless replanted in a pot one or two sizes up.

Or, If you have enough space, you could do an experiment by planting at least two in the ground, and the others in the pots. As I remember, the flowers like sun, but roots must have the cool of the shade (mulch).

Congratulation, for creating new plants from rootings. Not always an easy thing to do.

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I should have mentioned that those clematis I planted in the ground, were planted in the spring and were the standard size you get from the gardening places; so they had a fairly healthy root system.