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Clematis Carnaby is often used for vertical gardening and decorating summer cottages. With its help they create interesting landscape compositions. Delicate large pink flowers covering the vine can enliven any background.
Description of clematis Carnaby
Clematis Carnaby is an early large-flowered variety. The variety was bred in the USA. The plant reaches a height of 2 - 2.5 m. Trifoliate green leaves are located on long shoots. Clematis flowers are often used to decorate various fences, terraces, gazebos and trellises. However, the vine can also conquer natural supports: small trees and shrubs.
As you can see from the photo, Carnaby clematis has elegant, delicate flowers, painted in pink shades of various tones. The edges of the petals have a pale light pink color, and in the center they have a brighter and darker strawberry color. The anthers of the flower are red-brown.
The size of a Carnaby clematis flower is 12 - 20 cm. The flower itself is single, consisting of 6 or 8 sepals. The width of the petals is from 2.5 cm to 4.5 cm, the length is from 5 cm to 7.5 cm.
In May, flowering begins on last year's shoots and lasts until June.Clematis Carnaby begins to bloom again on current shoots in September. In a permanent place, the plant lives for about 10 - 15 years.
Clematis Carnaby pruning group
Clematis Carnaby belongs to the second, moderate, pruning group. This means that in winter all shoots are pruned, leaving 100 - 150 cm above the ground. Pruning is usually done in October.
In the first year after transplantation, despite the indicated pruning group, it is recommended to prune all clematis, leaving only 3 pairs of buds. This will allow the plant to take root better and grow stronger.
Planting and caring for clematis Carnaby
Clematis variety Carnaby can be placed on the north, west and east sides of the site. In hot, overly lit areas the plant does not take root well. The sun causes the foliage to burn out. Strong, squally winds are also destructive to the vine.
Seedlings purchased from nurseries are stored at a temperature of 0 to +2 degrees before planting. When the buds begin to sprout, it is recommended to move the seedlings to a bright and cool place. This will avoid over-stretching the shoots. Young plants are planted in open ground only after the threat of return frosts has passed.
The optimal time for planting seedlings of the Carnaby variety in central Russia is the end of May. Fertile, slightly alkaline or slightly acidic loose soil with high water permeability is suitable for planting. The distance between clematis and neighboring plants should be at least 50 - 70 cm.
Landing algorithm:
- Immerse the seedlings in water for about 20 minutes.Seedlings with a closed root system can be soaked together with the container. This procedure will allow the substrate to be properly moistened.
- Prepare planting holes measuring 60x60x60 cm, drain the bottom with gravel or pebbles, and sprinkle with rotted manure.
- Fill the planting holes with a mixture of soil, compost and non-acidic high peat.
- Place the seedlings in holes, deepening them 5 - 10 cm in sandy loam soils and 3 - 5 cm in heavier soils.
- Compact the soil around the seedlings, moisten and mulch.
During the first time after planting, Carnaby clematis will acclimatize and grow actively. During this period, it is important, as necessary, to moisten, loosen and weed the soil well. The first feeding is usually carried out next spring.
As they grow, the shoots are attached to supports. If this is not done, the growth of clematis may reach a certain level and stop.
Preparing for winter
Hybrid clematis variety Carnaby is recommended for growing in winter hardiness zones 4 - 9. It can withstand frosts down to -34 degrees.
A winter shelter for clematis should protect it not only from low temperatures, but also from high humidity. To prevent water from flooding the bush during thaws, a couple of buckets of humus are poured under it to form a mound.
The next step is to form a “pillow” from boards, branches, or trimmed clematis shoots. Live shoots wrapped in any covering material are subsequently placed on this pillow. The structure is covered with spruce branches or leaves and covered on top with slate, boards or a wooden shield. With the onset of thaws, the shelter must be removed, otherwise the plant will overheat.
Reproduction
Clematis Carnaby is propagated in three ways:
- cuttings;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
The cutting procedure is carried out before flowering begins. To do this, cuttings with 1 node, 4–7 cm long, are cut from the middle of the shoots. To speed up root formation, the cuttings are soaked in a special solution for 2–3 days. The solution is made from 50 g of heteroauxin per 1 liter of water.
After this, the cuttings are planted in a soil mixture, for the preparation of which you need to mix fertile soil, sand and peat. The cuttings are buried to the bud. After planting, the soil mixture must also be watered with a heteroauxin solution. In the future, the cuttings will require regular, moderate watering and shelter for the winter. Transplantation to a permanent place is carried out a year later, in the fall or spring.
To propagate Carnaby clematis by layering, at the beginning of summer, in the soil next to the bush, it is necessary to form a not too deep groove with a length equal to the length of the shoot. A shoot of the mother plant is placed in this groove, secured with wire and sprinkled with earth on top, leaving only the tip of the shoot with leaves above the soil surface. Cuttings are separated from the mother plant after a year.
Bushes from 4 years of age are suitable for division. With the onset of spring, the soil around the bush is slightly dug up, and the bush itself is evenly divided into parts, so that each resulting bush has 2 - 4 buds and a developed root system.
Diseases and pests
The roots of clematis Carnaby must be protected from moles, mole crickets and nematodes, the leaves - from snails, aphids, scale insects, slugs and spider mites. Specialized insecticides will help to cope with such pests.
If powdery mildew has formed on the leaves and shoots, the diseased shoots are cut off and the plant is treated with Karatan.Rust is removed with Bordeaux mixture. The fungal disease wilt causes drying out of the above-ground parts of the plant and damage to the underground parts. The affected parts are removed, burned, and the clematis bush is treated with foundationazole.
Conclusion
Clematis Carnaby is an unusually beautiful variety, characterized by high frost resistance and ease of care. Even a novice gardener can decorate his garden with this elegant perennial vine.
