If the garden enclosure extends over sunny regions, hobby gardeners are completely wrong to shy away from greening with clematis. It does exist, the sun-loving clematis. Get to know beautiful types and varieties for the fence here.
Which clematis are suitable for the garden fence?
To plant clematis on the fence, choose sun-loving hybrids such as 'Duchess of Albany', 'Comtesse de Bouchard', 'Multiblue' or 'Fujimusume' for sunny areas and twice-flowering varieties such as 'Asao', 'Dr. Ruppel' or 'Grefve Erik Ruuth' for shady regions. Combine clematis with roses for a picturesque appearance.
These clematis decorate the garden fence
It is the once-blooming clematis hybrids that welcome the sunshine along the fence in the garden. Over a never-ending flowering period from June to autumn, they adorn both the wooden and chain-link fences with huge flowers. These beauties are particularly recommended:
- Clematis texensis 'Duchess of Albany' with pink striped tulip flowers up to 8 centimeters tall
- Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchard' impresses with purple flowers from June to September
- Clematis hybrid 'Multiblue' stands out with bright blue starry flowers from June to October
- Clematis 'Fujimusume' scores with light purple flowers with a diameter of up to 18 centimeters
A clematis of exquisite beauty is the Clematis 'Diamond Ball'. With half-double flower balls in delicate light blue, the summer bloomer gives any fence a romantic flair. The breed has already been awarded a gold medal several times because it is not only beautiful but also extremely flexible in use. It thrives equally well in a large pot with an integrated trellis.
Twice-flowering clematis for shady regions
If a fence extends over both sunny and shady areas of the garden, the twice-flowering hybrids come into focus for the less sun-drenched areas. Beautiful specimens are:
- Clematis 'Asao' with double flowers in May/June and single flowers in August/September
- Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel' impresses with 14-16 centimeter flowers in spring and summer
- Clematis 'Grefve Erik Ruuth' boasts pure white flowers twice a year
So that these hybrids can present their flowers a second time, they are simply cleaned out after the first flowering. They receive the main cut after the mid-summer flowering period in autumn.
Tips & Tricks
Combine clematis with roses on the fence to create a picturesque appearance in a class of its own. Since both climbing plants harmonize perfectly with each other, as long as you give the rose a growth head start of 1-2 years before planting the clematis at a distance of 100 centimeters.