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Clematis Carnaby is often used for vertical gardening and decorating summer cottages. With its help create interesting landscape compositions. Delicate large pink flowers covering the vine can enliven any background.
Description Clematis Carnaby
Clematis Carnaby is an early large-flowered variety. Variety bred in the USA. The plant reaches a height of 2 – 2,5 m. Triple green leaves are located on long shoots. Clematis flowers often decorate various fences, terraces, gazebos and trellises. However, the liana can also conquer natural supports: small trees and shrubs.
As can be seen from the photo, Clematis Carnaby has graceful, delicate flowers, painted in pink shades of various tones. The edges of the petals are a pale light pink, and in the center they are a brighter and darker, strawberry. The anthers of the flower are red-brown.
The size of the Clematis Carnaby flower is 12 – 20 cm. The flower itself is single, consists 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, which lasts until June. Clematis Carnaby re-blooms 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, all clematis are recommended to be pruned, leaving only 3 pairs of buds. This will allow the plant to take root and grow stronger.
Planting and caring for clematis carnaby
Clematis varieties Carnaby can be placed on the northern, western and eastern sides of the site. In hot, overly lit areas, the plant does not take root well. The sun contributes to the burning of deciduous mass. A strong, squally wind is also detrimental to the vine.
Seedlings purchased in nurseries are stored at a temperature of 0 to +2 degrees before planting. When the buds begin to germinate, it is recommended to move the seedlings to a bright and cool place. This will avoid excessive stretching of 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 Karnaby variety in central Our Country is the end of May. For planting, fertile, slightly alkaline or slightly acidic loose soil with high water permeability is suitable. The distance between clematis and neighboring plants should be at least 50 – 70 cm.
Landing algorithm:
- Immerse seedlings in water for about 20 minutes. Seedlings with a closed root system can be soaked with the container. This procedure will allow you to properly moisten the substrate.
- Prepare landing pits measuring 60x60x60 cm, drain the bottom with gravel or pebbles, sprinkle with rotted manure.
- Fill the planting holes with a mixture of earth, compost and non-acidic high-moor peat.
- Place the seedlings in the pits, deepening them by 5-10 cm in sandy loamy soils and 3-5 cm in heavier ones.
- Tamp the soil around the seedlings, moisten and mulch.
In the first time after planting, Clematis Carnaby will acclimatize and grow actively. During this period, it is important, as necessary, to moisten, loosen and weed the soil well. The first top dressing is carried out, as a rule, next spring.
As they grow, the shoots are attached to the supports. If this is not done, the growth of clematis may reach a certain level and stop.
Preparation for winter
Hybrid clematis of the Carnaby variety is recommended for cultivation in the 4th – 9th winter hardiness zones. It withstands frosts down to -34 degrees.
A winter shelter for clematis should protect it not only from low temperatures, but also from high humidity. So that water does not flood 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” of boards, branches, or cut shoots of clematis. Live shoots wrapped in any covering material are subsequently laid on this pillow. The structure is covered with spruce branches or leaves and covered with slate, boards or a wooden shield on top. With the onset of thaws, the shelter must be removed, otherwise the plant will overheat.
Reproduction
Clematis Carnaby is propagated in three ways:
- grafting;
- layering;
- division of the bush.
The cutting procedure is carried out before flowering. To do this, cuttings with 1 node, 4-7 cm long, are cut out 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 that, the cuttings are planted in a soil mixture, for the preparation of which it is necessary to mix fertile soil, sand and peat. Deepen the cuttings to the kidney. After planting, the soil mixture must also be watered with a solution of heteroauxin. In the future, the cuttings will need regular, moderate watering and shelter for the winter. Transplantation to a permanent place is carried out a year later, in autumn or spring.
To propagate Clematis Carnaby by layering, at the beginning of summer in the ground next to the bush, it is necessary to form a not too deep groove with a length equal to the length of the shoot. The shoot of the mother plant is laid in this groove, fixed with wire and sprinkled with earth on top, leaving only the top of the shoot with leaves above the soil surface. Layers are separated from the mother plant after a year.
Bushes aged 4 years and over are suitable for dividing. With the onset of spring, the soil around the bush is slightly undermined, 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
Clematis Carnaby roots must be protected from moles, bears and nematodes, 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, the plant is treated with Karatan. Rust is removed with Bordeaux liquid. Fungal disease wilt causes the above-ground parts of the plant to dry out and damage to the underground parts. The affected parts are removed, burned, the clematis bush is treated with foundationazole.
Conclusion
Clematis Carnaby is an unusually beautiful variety, characterized by high frost resistance and unpretentious care. Even a beginner gardener can decorate his garden with this perennial graceful liana.
