It must be late winter or early spring, because my evergreen clematis, Clematis armandii, is in bloom. Here is a photo:
It is rather gargantuan in size, but if you have room for it and are not afraid to use your pruners, it is a great flowering vine. The deep green foliage is truly evergreen, and the white flowers, which are highly fragrant, stand out noticably and are set off well by the nearby red new foliage of the rose on the left-hand side of the picture.
This behemouth does not need any fertilizer, and I hardly ever water it in the summertime either, and it does just fine. You can prune it right after it finishes blooming.
Please leave a comment–do you grow an evergreen clematis, and how do you use it in your landscape?
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