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Rocketliners® are sized, shaped and rooted throughout the pot with strong and responsive roots. Gardeners can expect a healthy finished plant within a single growing season. They have greater fresh root mass and vertical root training which promotes faster finishing times. While it can often take up to 3 years for a shrub or vine to become fully established growing from bareroot, Rocketliners® may only take 12 months, saving you up to 2 seasons of waiting time. Rocketliners® are for gardeners that have busy lives, little time to waste and want to start out with the best planting stock.
About this Variety
Clematis terniflora, also known as Sweet Autumn Clematis, is semi-evergreen in milder climates with profuse, fragrant white flowers. Blooms into early fall, followed by feathery silver seed heads. Vigorous grower that blooms on current season's growth.
Highlights
- Beneficial to pollinators; attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds
- Easy to grow
- Grows well on trellises, walls, arbors, mailboxes or fences
- Returns and blooms year after year
- Large, beautiful blooms
Exposure:
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Blooms:
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Height:
Grows 20' tall
Spacing/Depth:
Plant 5-10' apart with the root ball even with ground level
USDA Zones:
Grow as Perennial in zones 3-9. Grow as Annual elsewhere.
Growing Instructions
Dig a hole two times the width of the liner pot. Set top of root ball even with ground level. Combine planting mix and garden soil. Fill to ground level and tamp down firmly. Water to settle soil. Add layer of mulch to retain moisture and discourage weeds. Water regularly for the first year, then as needed once established. Feed with a quality fertilizer following application and frequency instructions, typically just before and during the bloom season.
Care Tip
Prune hard (12 inches from the ground), either right after flowering or in late winter or early spring before new growth begins.