Acropolis Clematis - 1 Gallon Pot

Acropolis Clematis Clematis 'Acropolis' Plant Details USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone Plant Type: Flowering Vine Height or Length at Maturity: 3-4' Width at Maturity: 2-3'Spacing: 2-3' apart to cover low fences and walls Growth Habit / Form: Compact, Climbing, Dense, Twining, Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast Flower Color: Brilliant Magenta-Pink shades with a Red bar on each petal, Creamy Yellow stamensFlower Type: Single Flower Size: Large, 3-5"Flowering Period: Almost continuously from Early Summer well into Fall Fragrant Flowers: No Foliage Color: Green Fragrant Foliage: No Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Part Shade, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun Water Needs: Average Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt Soil Drainage: Moist but Well Drained Soil pH: 5.5 - 7.0 Maintenance / Care: Low Pruning Group: 2 Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect Description A compact and well-behaved long-flowering vine perfect for containers and small garden spaces, 'Acropolis' is a very free flowering Clematis featuring loads of large and showy, 5 to 6 inch flowers with brilliant, saturated magenta-pink petals and red bars surrounding a prominent creamy yellow stamens at the center. Flowering begins early summer with almost continuous rebloom through late fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting and use in flower arrangements. Ideal to bring striking color to a sunny to partially shaded small garden, balcony, deck, patio, porch or other outdoor living space. Perfect on a 4 foot tall obelisk in pots or planters. Landscape & Garden Uses Growing 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide as a climber, the Acropolis Clematis is ideal for growing in pots and planters that can be situated on patios, decks, porches and around other outdoor living spaces where the vibrant flowers can be viewed from close up during the summer and fall. Also nice to grow on short fences, walls, trellises, obelisks and mailbox posts or to spill over a wall. A fine addition to Clematis gardens and pink theme gardens. Suggested Spacing: 2 to 3 feet apart to cover fences, trellises, and walls Growing Preferences This Clematis is easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. Though it tolerates dry periods when established, it will appreciate an occasional watering in prolonged periods of dry weather. Make sure not to plant this one too deep as it tends to smother the plant. See pruning instructions just below. Clematis Pruning Group 2 Clematis in Group 2 consist of all the early, large-flowered hybrid clematis that bloom in late spring or early summer and maybe again in late summer. Clematis in this group should be pruned lightly in late winter or early spring. Pruning consists of removing weak and crossing shoots then thinning down the plant to a structure of evenly spaced one and two year old stems. Cut each stem just above a pair of healthy buds. Plants in this group have the tendency to become bare at the base as they mature. You can under-plant with small shrubs or perennials to help conceal the bare stems. Alternatively, you can often force a flush of new growth from the base by cutting the vine back to 18 inches immediately after the flush of bloom. An alternate method of pruning Group 2 clematis is to prune only every three or four years. In this case, the clematis should be pruned as described for Group 3 Clematis. This will produce a weak first flush of flowers in the summer after pruning. Helpful Articles Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Clematis vines How To Plant A Clematis How To Prune A Clematis Plant Long & Prosper! Questions? Contact Us!