Plant Name: Clematis – Bees Jubilee
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Technical name: Clematis 'Bee's Jubilee'
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Plant Family / Type: Ranunculaceae / Deciduous compact climber
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Preferred location: Sun / Partial Sun
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Mature height: 6’ – 9’
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Mature Width: 2’ – 3’
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Growth Rate / Habit: Moderate / Vining and Climbing
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Flower / Foliage:
· Large White-Purple flowers (6-8”) – late Spring and mid-Summer
· Repeat Bloomer
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Preferred soil:
· Medium moisture and well-drained soil
· Keep roots cool by planting Hosta or placing patio stones at the base
· Plant the tops of their root ball 2-3” below soil surface to encourage more stems to grow and less susceptible to disease (first 2 sets of leaf nodes are underground)
· Remove any leaves that grow beneath the soil level
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Pruning and Maintenance:
· Time – late Winter or early Spring (Feb) and after the first flush of flowers in summer
· Pruning Group 2 or B
Initial pruning and training
· If young clematis are left unpruned they often produce very long single stems with the flowers produced only at the very top
· Newly planted clematis should be pruned back hard the first spring after planting unless it already has 3 or 4 healthy stems
· Cut back to just above a strong pair of leaf buds about 12” above soil level. This will encourage multiple stems which can be trained in to supports to give a good coverage
· During the spring and summer, tie in new growth, spacing stems evenly on the support
Established Plants
Prune in late Winter or early Spring (February) as follows:
· Remove dead or weak stems before growth begins. Check individual stems from the top down until you reach a pair of healthy buds, and prune just above them, removing the spindly or damaged growth above
· Avoid heavy pruning or flowers will be lost
Then prune again after the first flush of flowers:
· To encourage a 2nd flush of flowers later in the season prune back some stems by cutting to large buds or a strong side shoot immediately below the blooms
· Top-heavy or overgrown plants can be gradually reduced over 2 to 3 seasons by pruning back harder after the first flush of flowers. They are unlikely to produce a second flush of flowers, but should flower again the following year, in late Spring or early Summer
Alternatively, leave clematis in this group unpruned, and then hard prune them to 1-3’ from the base every three or four years in late Winter. In th first year after renovation, they will only flower once
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Fertilize
· At the bottom and around the sides of the planting hole, add bonemeal which breaks down slowly, providing nutrients to clematis roots by the time they've grown into the planting hole
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· An all-purpose, 10-10-10 granulated fertilizer applied once per year should be adequated (late Winter or early Spring)
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