Clematis "Cardinal Rouge": a description of the plant

Beautiful elegant lianas decorating any garden interior are clematis. They not so long ago entered the entourage of Russian dachas of temperate latitudes. This magnificent plant, representing the family of the Lyutik, is naturally found in the subtropical climatic zones of the Northern Hemisphere. More than 300 species of clematis are strikingly different, but all are herbaceous or woody perennials. In garden floriculture, clematis-lianas are often used - decorative long-flowering crops that can replace a whole garden. Through the efforts of breeders, new varieties and hybrids are introduced into the culture. But many gardeners who once fell in love with a certain variety, remain true to him. They are grateful for the fireworks of colors, creating a festive mood and decorating life.

We will talk about one of these popular and popular plants in this publication. This is the world-famous Clematis "Cardinal Rouge". A photo of an exotic plant is presented in the article. They will demonstrate the beauty and sophistication of the king of the plant world.

Clematis "Cardinal Rouge": description

This is a hybrid from the Jacquemann group. According to the international classification - group C (a kind of plants that form flowers on the shoots of the current year). It was bred in 1968 by French breeders.

Clematis "Cardinal Rouge" has repeatedly received awards and the first prizes of various prestigious international exhibitions. The hybrid is really interesting. It is a shrub vine, shoots of which reach a length of three meters. Use the plant in a vertical gardening. According to the reviews cultivating this hybrid in the flower gardens of its own, clematis "cardinal ruzh" develop well in closed, non-stationary containers, decorating terraces and loggias. Moderately quickly twisting the support, Clematis beautifully and generously blooms. He is able to climb the trunks of small trees and the stems of shrubs.

Features of flowering

The flowers of this decorative vine are remarkable: large, cruciform, opened buds of deep purple color, like the red mantle of a medieval cardinal. They reach 15 cm in diameter and have a dense velvety structure. In the center of the flower there are light stamens.

Clematis "cardinal ruzh" is characterized by long flowering. It begins, as with many middle-aged varieties, in July and ends in September. Each flower of the plant lives and preserves enviable decorativeness for 2-3 weeks.

Planting and growing

Clematis "cardinal ruzh" do not like the sun, preferring a light penumbra with a gliding passage of the sun. The selected site must meet one more mandatory criterion - protection from the wind, which is the enemy of all clematis. It is worthwhile to think well of the device of support that is necessary for the plant. The height of such a structure should not be less than 1.5 m. Plant the plant in a pre-prepared pit with dimensions of 0.5 * 0.5 m. The intervals between them should not exceed 0.7 m, since the shrubbery is sufficiently spreader.

The soil is dug to the spade bayonet, adding a pail of humus and 50 grams to each square meter. Superphosphate. Planting pits fill a third of the ground, they have seedlings in them, they fill up the soil and compact the surface of the soil around the plant. After planting it is necessary to water abundantly clematis "cardinal ruzh". Reviews of gardeners about the survival of seedlings vary somewhat, but experts agree that qualitative care raises the rooting percentage to 80.

How to care for the culture?

Good resistance to traditional diseases is distinguished by clematis "cardinal ruzh". Comments of flower growers with many years of experience in cultivation of this culture are confirmed not only by opposition to diseases, but also by very good winter hardiness.

However, to cover the plant for the period of cold weather is necessary. Previously, the shrub is cut, leaving shoots 0.2-0.25 m high above the soil surface. On each of them there should be 2-3 pairs of growth buds. This pruning stimulates branching and allows the plant to open all potential in summer flowering. Clematis "Cardinal Rouge", whose photo is presented in the publication, is incredibly beautiful. But the plant decorating its own garden is more fantastic and decorative than any, even the best picture.