Garland Tekla Clematis – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Flowering Vine

Height or Length at Maturity:  5-7′

Width at Maturity:  2-5′
Spacing:  3-4′ apart to cover fences

Maintenance / Care:  Low

A showstopper in bloom, Gardland Tekla is a free flowering Clematis featuring large and showy 6-inch star-shaped flowers with overlapping petals in a blend of violet, red and pink shades. The first round of flowers come late spring to early summer reblooming late summer into fall. White-tipped burgundy anthers on every bloom are an extra bonus and a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds. A compact grower 5 to 7 feet tall makes Tekla ideal for use in patio containers or on fences, railings, trellises, obelisks, mailboxes and other posts.

Tekla Clematis is in pruning group 3, which consists of late-flowering species that bloom from mid-summer into fall. This group flowers on the last 2 to 3 feet of the current season’s growth (new wood). They are easy to prune because you do not need to maintain any old wood. In February or March, cut each stem to a height of 1 or 2 feet above the ground. Always make sure to leave two good buds below where you make your cut. New growth will emerge from these buds to produce the current seasons vines and blooms. Although on some varieties you will be removing some green stems and buds, this treatment keeps these vigorous growers in bounds. If not pruned, these vines will quickly become a mass of old diseased woody stems producing very few flowers. 

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