Clematis, Early Large-flowered, Double Clematis 'Belle of Woking'

Blackened crispy leaves are often due to a common fungal disease called clematis wilt. Large-flowered clematis are more prone to clematis...Read More wilt than the species and small-flowered hybrids. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/you...

Clematis and tomatoes are two exceptions to the usual rule, and are best planted 6 inches deeper than the soil level in the pot. This protects the stem bases from mechanical damage, and helps prevent clematis wilt, whose fungus enters where there's damage. It also helps keep the roots cool.

Many small-flowered hybrids are spectacular in flower, and long-blooming. I consider them indispensable, especially the viticella hybrids. I've given up planting large-flowered hybrids, except for 'Jackmannii', which seems to be somewhat wilt resistant.

I am from New Zealand & in my region the comparable Zone would be zone 7a-7b...... I have grown Clematis for over 15 yrs & Bell of Wokin...Read Moreg is my worst nightmare.... I hav over 15 other clematis double & single that I hav grown with no problems.. with the exception of a couple with wilt.... but this one drives me nuts..... the first 2 I grew from a different garden & soil sulked & lost them...now in my present garden with new plant I swore that after 4 yrs of it sulking that I would spade it..... it now has decided to send strong new growth.... but I envy all u gardeners that hav no problems with it....

This plant is tough as nails. I pulled three of these out of an almost dead sale plant sale over one year ago. They have resided in the...Read More very same pots neglected under shade in the back yard nursery area until now and they have lived and grown back like champs without any help from me. I will finally plant them and post pics when they bloom. Looking forward to seeing what they do with care! Susan

The flower on this plant is so beautiful. It is November 23, 2006 in Wichita, Ks and my plant is blooming. I thought that I would have ...Read Moreto wait until spring to see its first bloom. There is a bud getting ready to bloom and it looks like it is going to make it . We have had several nights below freezing and my clemetis still looks healthy among all the other dead plants. This plant really made my day!!!!. Very hardy