Clematis Cardinal Wyszynski

Clematis Cardinal Wyszynski, Clematis 'Cardinal Wyszynski', will dazzle your garden with huge 8 glowing crimson flowers. The vibrant flowers are accented with darker crimson anthers and light pink filaments. Very free flowering! 'Kardynal Wyszynski' received the Golden Medal at 'Plantarium' in 1990. Clematis 'Cardinal Wyszynski' needs a supporting structure to grow properly but will also grow over large shrubs, over walls, cover stumps, and make perfect cover ups for unsightly service areas. Clematis is easy to grow in a rich, porous, alkaline soil with plenty of room for the roots to spread. Best performance is when the tops are in full sunlight and the roots are shaded, so apply a generous mulch or a shallow rooted ground cover near the base of the vine. Very reliable performers once established they take a season or two to get going. Groom this plant after first flowering by cutting back the top one third to one half of some stems.