Clematis likes it cool at its roots. Therefore, underplanting is not only useful for visual reasons. You should choose plants for underplanting that provide shade for the roots but do not steal the sun from the rest of the plant.
Which plants are suitable for underplanting clematis?
The clematis can be planted with perennials, grasses, herbs or ground covers that aremaximum 50cm tallandshallow roots. Particularly popular are:
- Bluebells or purple bells
- Gold basket or lady's mantle
- Carpet phlox or Balkan cranesbill
- Lavender or basil
- Bearskin grass or mountain grass
Planting clematis with perennials
The perennials with which you shade the roots of the clematis should be30 to 50cmhigh and belong to theshallow-rooted plants. If you like to enjoy lush flowers, you can choose similar-colored perennials such as
- Asters,
- Bluebells,
- Storksbill or Balkan cranesbill,
- Stone quendel or
- Purple bells decide.
You can create beautiful contrasts with yellow-flowering perennials, e.g. with the
- Goldhair Aster,
- Gold basket,
- Camomile or
- Women's coat.
If you prefer to underline the beautiful flowers of the clematis with green foliage, you can
- Silver Diamond,
- Funkia or
- Plant silverwort under the clematis.
Planting clematis with herbs
Herbs also fit wonderfully under the clematis, as most types of herbs have a low growth height. In addition, herbs with their green leaves do not steal the show from the lush flowers of the clematis. The clematis harmonizes particularly well with the purple-floweringLavender The following herbs are also possible:
- Basil
- Hyssop
- Catnip
- Tarragon
- Sage
- Thyme
- Oregano
Underplant clematis with ornamental grasses
Small ornamental grasses complement the clematis gracefully and unobtrusively. When choosing grasses, make sure that they areshallow-rooted. Particularly popular are:
- Mountain grass
- Bluegrass
- Bearskin Grass
- Rainbow Fescue
Planting clematis in the pot
Since only a few varieties of clematis are hardy, it is often grown in containers. Here too, the clematis benefits from underplanting.
Particularly popular planting partners for pot cultivation areGround cover plants. For example:
- Carpet Phlox
- Steinkraut
- horn violets
- horn trefoil
- Cushion Bellflower
- Gold basket
Please note the flower color here too! Choose similar flower colors to create a harmonious picture. You can create beautiful contrasts with the bright yellow flowering gold basket.
Tip
The alternative: mulching
If you want to give your solitary clematis all your attention, you can mulch the clematis both in the bed and in the bucket with bark mulch. This provides shade and freshness and inhibits weed growth.
