May 30, 2008
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The Secret To Growing Climatis?
I have never been able to grow Climatis vines. I have always wanted to but every one that I have ever planted has died. Then I found the secret, at least for me. I always buy the sickly ones now. I go to the garden store and find the ones that look like they are on their last legs and get them, literally.
This happened quite by accident but it has worked and why argue with success. A few years ago I had to have surgery on my elbows and and while I was in the hospital a friend brought me a climatis in a pot. Well, not only was it too early to put it in the ground but I was physically unable to plant it. So it sat in the pot in the house until my cast off. By the time it could go in the ground it was pittiful looking. But I planted it anyway. This is what it looks like today. Since then I have purchased five others like it and they are all thriving and flowering and looking as beautiful as this. So my secret is to get the nasty ones. Oh, also, cliamtis like full sun but like their feet to stay cool so I have a hosta plant planted at the base of each one. That may help too.
