CLEMATIS WARSAW NIKE 200MM

Clematis Warsaw Nike

Flower Size: 12.5-15cm Height: 1.8-2.4m Description: Warsaw Nike is an easy to grow deciduous climber with rich reddish

purple flowers approximately 12.5-15cm in diameter. Warsaw Nike can be grown with climbing roses or through medium sized trees or shrubs as well as on a trellis, obelisk or pergola. Raised by Brother Stefan Franczak of Poland in 1986. Pruning group 3.

Growing Tips: Keep moist but not wet at all times. Warsaw Nike responds well to pruning after flowering and can be cut to two thirds its size or less if required. Warsaw Nike will reflower about eight weeks after pruning during the warmer months. Always fertilize with a well balanced fertilizer after pruning. Not ideally suited for a hot or deeply shaded position.

Pruning Group: Pruning group 3. Flowering: Late spring to autumn.

Pruning: HARD

Prune this group to a strong set of buds, between 8 and 30cm from the ground in late winter.

Do not cut into older woody growth, but prune to just above the previous season's growth.

Planting your Clematis Strong cane, leading shoot

to wall Soil level

Top of root ball at least

5cm below soil level, and 35cm from wall

Mixture of loam, peat

substitute and fertiliser

Main base roots slightly

loosened

Garden compost or

rotted manure

FULL SUN TO

IDEALLY FACING

MOIST WELL DRAINED SOIL (NO WET FEET)

FROST HARDY

FEED AFTER PRUNING

CLIMBER:

PART SHADE EAST TO NORTH

Avoid very hot westerly facing positions.

Moist and cool!
Clematis love a moist cool root run. That doesn't mean that they need a lot of water. It just means they do not like a dry position.

Make sure you plant in a free draining position if you live in an area with clay soils. Use compost or other water holding materials if you have light sandy soils.

The most common mistake of first time clematis growers is over watering! Please do not drown them 🙁

Give them something to cling to!
Clematis climb by wrapping their leaf stalks around anything they can find. That means you will have to provide something that they can use.

Wire or something with a small diameter is ideal if you are providing a frame.

Clematis can be grown through other plants too. Roses or small trees make perfect companions.

Pots are great!
Many clematis can be grown in pots. Bigger pots are better. Use a good quality potting mix that will hold moisture.

The smallest pot size that can be used is 30cm. A concrete or terracotta one is easier to keep the roots cool than a plastic one. As clematis maybe in the pots for a number of years, a larger pot is more practical. Add a nice frame, remembering that your clematis maybe dormant through the winter months.

The pots in the picture are 80cm pots planted with 4 plants each. A 2mt frame tops it all off for a great show.

Clematis love their tucker.......
Clematis just love fertilizer. Anything you can use on roses will do for your clematis.
• Pots: In the nursery, we use a slow release fertilizer such as osmocote or nutricote. Liquid feeding
can also be use, but we do not liquid feed ourselves.
• In the garden: Pelleted fertilizers such as Dynamic Lifter are good. Blood and Bone (+ Potash) is also good.
Fertilize everytime you prune, or every three months