Clematis 'Sieboldii'

Contrary to many statements in specialist books, the florida sieboldii has so far proved hardy with me without much protection (only earthed up). It is very free-flowering and a real showpiece in front of our red house wall!

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Clematis florida Sieboldii has been in my garden for quite a few years. Often I thought it was dead after winter, as there was nothing left to be seen of it above ground. And then in the course of spring I would happen to see new shoots, which then, depending on how the summer turned out, had developed more or less well. The flowers came in the course of the summer. I have neither fertilised it nor pampered it and never given it winter protection. That is why I assume that if I did, it might not disappear now and then as it has so far. This year I'll spoil it for once! As you can see in the picture below, it grows up together with Warszawska Nike on the rose arch of the vegetable garden. That gives a positive-negative impression, but it wasn't planned, just pure coincidence.

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Unfortunately nobody writes in which region the Sieboldii has proved hardy. That may be the case on the Rhine or in the north with the mostly mild winters. Here with us (between Ulm and Memmingen) it didn't survive even the winter 2007/2008, which was mild for us.

Regards

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That the Sieboldii is hardy was shown by the last winter of 2009/2010. Only earthed up, it survived the 3 months of continuous frost with temperatures down to -20 degrees in the Lüneburg Heath. Above ground there was nothing to be found, the first fresh shoots only came in May and the flowering was less than the year before - but it survived! Unfortunately I cannot say that of some other varieties that are said to be hardier.

The Sieboldii is the absolute star in my garden.

Kind regards from the Heath

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Dass die Sieboldii auch härteste Winter überleben kann, hat der letzte Winter (2009/2010) gezeigt. Nur angehäufelt hat sie den 3-monatigen Dauerfrost mit Temperaturen bis -20 Grad in der Lüneburger Heide überlebt. Es hat zwar bis April gedauert, bis die ersten Triebe aus dem Boden kamen und die Blüte viel geringer aus als sonst - aber andere Sorten haben überhaupt nicht überlebt, denen man geringere Empfindlichkeit nachsagt.

Herzliche Grüße aus der Heide

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In contrast to the posts above, my first C. Florida Sieboldii didn't even survive a not particularly hard winter (Alpine foothills).

Today, as a container plant that can be brought in late, it is on the other hand very beautiful.

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Hello everyone, I live on the Main and all my clematis have survived the winter so far, you should just protect the root, in summer against the heat, in winter against the cold (simply with a bit more soil and a potato sack or bag) :-))

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