Clematis President: description and features of the variety, planting and care, pruning group

Clematis is an unpretentious garden flower, which even beginners in gardening and floriculture can grow. Tall vines with large, multi-colored inflorescences are in great demand among landscape designers. With the help of clematis of the President variety, they create unique garden compositions, decorate fences, arbors and arches.

Description and features

Flower shrub in the form of a creeper, grows up to 2.5 m in height and up to 1 m in volume. The leaf plates of clematis the president are large, green, oval in shape with pointed tips. Thin shoots are supported by special tendrils that cling to any vertical structures.

On the shoots grow long arrows of peduncles, on which large buds are formed. Clematis bloom with huge star-shaped flowers of bright, purple hues, a white core and reddish anthers. Each petal has a wide stripe from core to tip, which is tinted with a lighter shade of purple or blue.

Important! Clematis varieties President blooms in two stages. The first phase of active flowering occurs in May, when the inflorescences of the main plant bloom. The second stage of flowering is provided by young shoots of the current season. The flowering period begins in mid-July, and lasts almost until the last days of September

History of selection

President Clematis was bred by English breeders in the 19th century. But even among the many varieties of these plants, the variety is in demand to this day.

The flower got its name in honor of the President of the Royal Botanical Society, where it was first bred.

Planting and care

To grow a horticultural crop that blooms from May to September, it is necessary to carry out timely and correct work on planting seedlings in open ground.

Choosing a seat

The right choice of a place for planting flowers will ensure the active development and abundant flowering of clematis.

1. For planting choose sunny, dry areas on small elevations.
2. Garden culture does not tolerate strong winds and drafts.
3. If there are close deposits of groundwater on the site, then the place for planting flowers must be raised by 15-20 cm. Otherwise, the plants are exposed to excessive moisture, which will lead to the development of fungal diseases and rotting of rhizomes.
4. Plants planted close to buildings also suffer from excess moisture that enters the soil from the roof.

Advice! To protect the root system of Clematis President from severe overheating, annual flowers are planted around the bushes that shade the plant.

Soil preparation

The composition of the soil determines the growth and flowering of horticultural crops. Therefore, clematis are planted in pre-prepared fertile, loose soil with a low acid content. Peat, sand and mineral fertilizers are added to well loosened soil. Soil preparation is carried out in advance, 2-3 weeks before planting.

Selecting planting material

If the planting material is grown independently, then before planting in open ground, the rhizomes are disinfected with special means.

But when buying seedlings, they first of all inspect the root system of the plant. It should be without damage, putrefactive deposits, seals and not overdried.There should be 2-4 vegetative buds on the shoots. The acceptable size of the aerial part of the seedling is from 30 cm, with a smooth shoot without damage and manifestations of diseases and pests.

Before planting, seedlings are dipped for 30-60 minutes in settled water, then treated with antibacterial agents or a weak solution of manganese.

Plant pattern

Flowering liana is a tall and spreading plant. When planting seedlings between plants, leave at least 1.5 m of free space.

1. Dig holes in the prepared area or flowerbed, 60 to 90 cm deep, and the same size in diameter.
2. High pegs are set in the holes to support the plant.
3. A layer of stones or rubble is laid out in the hole. This procedure will not allow moisture to stagnate in the soil.
4. Next, a small pile of fertile land is poured, on which a seedling is installed.
5. Rhizomes are neatly laid out in the hole, sprinkled with soil and watered thoroughly.

Important! When planting in open ground, the root neck of clematis is deepened 8-10 cm from the top soil level.

Timing

Planting flowering vines in open ground depends on the climatic features of the region. In temperate and southern latitudes, a flower is planted at any time from spring to late autumn. But, according to experienced gardeners and flower growers, the best time to plant flowers is still autumn.

Care

Like any actively flowering plant, clematis needs careful care. Watering in hot, sultry weather is especially important for flowering vines.

Irrigation

Watering is done 1-2 times a week, irrigating not only the rhizomes, but also the leaves of the plant. In dry weather, increase the amount of watering.

Adult plants have a well-developed root system, so up to 40 liters of water are poured under a bush when watering. Young shoots need up to 20 liters of moisture for 1 watering.

Loosening and weeding

So that foreign weeds do not impede the growth of flowers, the soil is loosened and weeded. Also, loosening the soil helps the plant to enrich the root system with oxygen and dose the soil moisture.

Feeding

Feed flowers based on the fertility of the soil on which they grow. Clematis respond well to organic and mineral fertilizers and top dressing. As a rule, for the entire growing season, flowers are fed 2-3 times, alternating mineral supplements with organic fertilizers.

Disease and pest control

The main cause of diseases and pests is improper and untimely plant care. Also, climatic conditions have a negative impact on clematis.

Wilt

This is a fungal infection, the main enemy for clematis President. Occurs from an excess of moisture in the soil and air. The plant quickly withers, turns black and dies. In order to avoid damage to flowers by verticillium wilt, it is recommended to spray the bushes in the spring with special preparations based on fungicides.

Grey Rot

Gray mold spreads in moist, cool environments. Gray, fluffy spots appear on the leaves of the vine. The plant quickly withers and dries up. The fungus quickly spreads by air, so at the first symptoms, the bushes are treated with fungicides.

Powdery mildew

With prolonged heat and heat, plants are affected by powdery mildew. To prevent the disease, folk recipes are used, or preparations based on the same fungicides.

Rust

If yellow swellings with small particles appear on clematis, then the plant is at risk of rust infection. The disease quickly destroys the leaf cover and poses a threat to the growth and development of shoots.

In order to combat fungal disease, copper-based preparations are used.

Nematodes

Nematodes parasitize the entire plant, from the rhizome to the leaf cover. Unfortunately, there are no effective drugs to combat this pest. Therefore, as a preventive measure, the roots of suspicious plants are treated with very hot water (+50 degrees), and calendula or dill are planted nearby. Nematodes cannot tolerate these crops and are disappearing.

Important! In the place where the plants infected with the nematode grew, the soil is disinfected. Within 3-5 years it is forbidden to plant flowering vines in this area.

Rodents

In winter, rodents can damage the plant. To prevent the death of flowers, poison traps and baits are laid out next to them.

Aphid

To prevent the manifestation of aphids, every spring I treat the plants with preparations based on fungicides. When the vine is infected with this pest, the bushes are sprayed with special solutions with the addition of insecticides.

Preparing for winter

Adult clematis bushes President easily tolerate frosts down to -30 degrees. The only condition for wintering is deep soil mulching using peat, sawdust or needles.

Under conditions of prolonged low temperatures, plants are untied from the supporting structures, rolled up, and laid on the soil pre-insulated with special materials. From above, the bush is covered with spruce branches or dry foliage. At the first snowfall, the flower is covered with a snowdrift.

Crop group

Variety President is included in the second pruning group. And this means that the plant is pruned after the end of the flowering period and before winter rest, shoots up to 1 m are left, and the rest of the plant is removed.

Garter to support

The garter to the support occurs as the clematis grows and develops. If the flower grows near a decorative lattice or fence, then some shoots of the vine are directed horizontally so that they cover a large area.

Reproduction

As soon as the first clematis bloom on the garden plot, gardeners and flower growers immediately think about the reproduction of beautiful flowers. The President variety is propagated by cuttings or layering.

Layers

For hybrid varieties of horticultural crops, propagation by layering is a guarantee that all the properties and characteristics of the mother plant will be preserved. In autumn or spring, grooves break out around the bush, into which young but strong shoots fit. Next, the grooves are sprinkled with soil, leaving the top of the shoot on the surface of the soil.

If necessary, the plant in the groove is watered and fed. If the process of reproduction by layering took place in the spring, then in the fall the seedling is separated from the mother plant along with the formed rhizomes, and planted separately.

After autumn work, the plant is removed from the groove in spring, and also planted as an independent flower.

Cutting

With the help of cuttings, you can get many seedlings of beautiful flowers at once. Before flowering begins, strong, he althy shoots are selected from an adult bush and cut off. Several cuttings are cut from large branches at once, the main thing is that each of them has 2-3 vegetative buds and leaves. Further, the plants are treated with special, growth-stimulating preparations, and planted in spacious pots with fertile soil. Planted plants are covered with a film or a glass jar; direct sunlight on young seedlings is also unacceptable.

The next year, ready seedlings of clematis President are planted in open ground.

Landscape use

Clematis President are used by landscape designers to create unique floral designs. Also, with the help of beautiful vines, lattices, facades of buildings, arches and arbors are decorated.

Reviews

Sergey Pavlovich, Nizhnegorsk, Crimea

15 years ago, several varieties of clematis were planted. The President variety was planted near the house. Liana is constantly in the shade, but this does not affect flowering and growth. Every year we look forward to spring to once again enjoy the beautiful flowers.

Elena Nikolaevna. Moscow Region

Several years ago I saw unusual blooming vines at my friend's dacha, as it turned out, they were President's clematis. A friend cut off the cuttings, which I successfully planted next year on my site. For 3 years, the flower has tirelessly pleases with abundant flowering and unearthly beauty. The plant is quite unpretentious, but grows at an amazing rate.

Vladimir Grigorievich, Rostov-on-Don

Clematis President was planted by my parents many years ago. But until now, the bushes annually delight with their long flowering. Their care is minimal, we water them in the heat, we feed them with organic matter in the spring. Every year we share layering with friends and neighbors.

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