Sunrise Clematis Plants

Clematis montana Sunrise: Pot Grown Climbing Plants

It may not be small enough to truly deserve the title Mini, but for a Montana it is very compact and suitable for most patios. The pink, double or semi double flowers have a nice ruffle to them.

Vigorous to about 3 metres by 2 metres.

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Delivery season: Clematis are delivered in pots year round, when in stock. It is usually best not to plant out pot grown plants in winter, but to keep them until Spring, because they will establish faster in warm soil and give you better first year growth.
Choosing a size: Small plants are cheaper and more forgiving of less than ideal aftercare, so they are best for a big planting project. If instant impact is your priority, or if you are only buying a few plants for ornamental use in a place where it is convenient to water them well in their first year, then you may as well use bigger ones. All our climbing plants come in standard pot sizes.

Features:

• Pink, double / semi-double, ruffled.
• Flowers: Apr-May
• Type: "Mini" Montana
• Habit: Climber
• Pruning group 1
• Bronze tinted leaves
• To 3 metres by 2 metres

Growing Sunrise Clematis

It will be happiest in alkaline or neutral soil. It prefers a warm, sunny corner, but light shade is fine. It is hardy, and tolerates a bit of wind.

How to Grow Clematis montana Sunrise:

• Give it a deep, moist spot to bury its roots into.
• The soil needs to be a well-drained (it won't tolerate waterlogging).
• The climber needs a supporting structure - the plant will become heavy if left unpruned.
• Final height of 7m makes it well suited to scrambling through large trees, or covering large walls/fences.
• Pruning group 1 - no regular pruning required. If you want to reduce their size, prune immediately after flowering.
• All clematis like a mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost in late spring.

Look out for: Aphids and caterpillars are fond of the young shoots

Follow planting instructions to minimize the risk of clematis wilt

Clematis slime flux, a bacterial infection of damaged tissue, can kill large specimens in a short period of time. It can be pruned out if spotted early.

Did You Know?

Bred in 1998 by Robin Mitchell in New Zealand from C. Starlight and Tetrarose. Introduced to the UK in 2002.