Table of contents
- Location
- Floor
- Plant
- Pour
- Fertilize
- Cut
- hibernate
- multiply
- planting partner
- diseases and pests
- frequently asked Questions
If gazebos, fences and pergolas are overgrown with violet flowering climbing plants, then it may be a Clematis 'Etoile Violette' Violet Star. The fast-growing clematis adorns itself with countless five to eight centimeter flowers over the summer and is very easy to care for.
With the Clematis 'Etoile Violette' Violet Star the garden gets a Mediterranean look. The climbing plant greens house walls, retaining walls and parapets in a very short time with climbing aids. It climbs up fences and adorns perennial beds with a climbing aid. The large decorative flowers are contrasted with dainty dark green leaves. Clematis unfolds all its splendor in a sunny location. The purple flowers with yellow stamens are popular with numerous nectar-seeking insects.
Location
The Clematis Violetter Stern loves a sunny to partially shaded location. However, the climbing artist cannot tolerate the extreme heat on the south faces. In addition, the foot of the perennial should be shaded. Ground cover and low plants are suitable for this. So that the clematis can climb up, it needs a climbing aid. This can be a framework made of wooden sticks, a rope construction, wires or a fence. The climbing aid should be around two meters wide and three meters high. Until the first crossbars are reached, small binding wires help to attach the shoots. No help is required later. The clematis climbs up using its petioles. Its velvety purple petals with thin crimson stripes in the center of the leaf are most decorative when the shoots are fanned out over the trellis. A flower has six petals.
Tip:
The diameter of the climbing aids should not be thicker than three centimeters so that the clematis can hold on tight.
This clematis is:
- a bee plant
- a butterfly plant
- a bird protection and bird food plant
- does not smell
Floor
The decorative clematis needs a nutritious, permeable soil. Waterlogging must be avoided at all costs, as it can lead to clematis wilt, a common leaf disease in clematis. Heavy soils must be provided with drainage. Soil improvement with compost to give the soil a forest-like structure is beneficial.
Plant
The clematis can be planted from spring to autumn. It grows easily and is planted at some distance from the house wall. The planting hole is dug about 40 cm to 50 cm deep. To ensure good drainage, a drainage layer of crushed stone is placed in the planting hole. A layer of garden soil follows, mixed with nutritious compost, because the purple star needs a lot of nutrients for its immense growth. The clematis is placed so deep in the planting hole that the transition from the root to the green shoot is about five to 10 centimeters in the ground. A bamboo stick acts as a support at first. In order for the plant to find its way to the trellis, the bamboo tab is not placed straight, but leaned against the trellis at an angle. Finally, the clematis is watered generously. The ground around the planting site should be shaded. A shadow height of 30 cm to 50 cm is optimal.
Tip:
The framework, on which the clematis is later to grow, is attached to the house wall before planting. Later it is difficult to untangle the shoots.
- Carefully remove the clematis from the plant pot
- do not tear off any shoots
- Place the dry root ball in a bucket of water to soak
- Put the clematis in the planting hole with the drainage layer
- Fill in gaps with excavation
- Cover the planting area with bark mulch or decorative pebbles to protect against temperature fluctuations
Pour
In the first period after planting, the soil is kept moderately moist. Later, the clematis only needs to be watered when it is very dry.
Fertilize
Clematis requires minimal maintenance. To satisfy the fast-growing Etoile Violette's hunger for nutrients, a slow-release fertilizer is an advantage. It is best for the plant in spring and promotes new growth. Horn meal, compost and a layer of leaves provided important nutrients to a pruned clematis.
Tip:
Do not fertilize clematis planted in late summer until spring!
Cut
The clematis can grow up to 3.50 meters high. The flowers always form on the newly sprouted wood. A pruning is necessary when the long shoots in the lower area are bare. The clematis can be cut back to a length of 20 cm to 40 cm. The month of March is suitable for pruning the Clematis 'Etoile Violette' Violetter Stern because its new shoots develop with the flowers over the summer.
Tip:
Leave 50 cm for young plants. Then the clematis grows bushier. Older plants can grow without pruning.
hibernate
The delicate appearing clematis is winter hardy down to -30 ?C. A light heaping up around the rootstock is sufficient, because the climbing plant is a flat-rooted plant. Suitable materials are leaves, soil or brushwood. Compared to other wintergreen varieties, the clematis sheds their leaves in autumn.
multiply
The clematis are propagated like strawberries by sinkers. How to do it:
- fill an old flower pot with soil
- detach a strong shoot from the trellis
- bury the flowerpot in the ground near the shoot
- Lay the shoot over the flowerpot
- Cover lightly with soil and fix
- remove the leaves in this area first
- Support the shoot tip with a bamboo stick so that the young plant later grows straight
- keep evenly moist
The offshoot stays attached to the mother plant until next spring, when it should have formed enough roots.
Tip:
The growth of the roots can be seen by carefully removing the plant from the flower pot.
The offshoot is now separated from the mother plant with garden shears. The young clematis can either be left in the pot for another year or planted straight into the ground. After planting, the climbing plant should be kept moist. If the top is clipped, then the clematis develops bushier below.
planting partner
- climbing roses
- different colored clematis varieties
The root of the clematis can be shaded well with catnip, cranesbill or lady's mantle.
diseases and pests
Clematis wilt is a fungal disease that is rooted in the soil. First the leaves, and later the twigs too, turn brown and dry and die off.
frequently asked Questions
Remove and discard infected leaves from the plant as early as possible and treat the entire plant with a fungicide. If the shoots are not affected, then the clematis can survive.
Climber climbing roses are particularly suitable plant partners. Climbers bloom several times a year and develop strong shoots.
Clematis Violet Star belongs to pruning group two. It flowers from June to September.
The variety looks very decorative on pergolas, terraces, but also in planters.
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