Here's MY clematis question....

[Tracey]

I probably could find this if I searched long enough, but I'm a tad busy with trying to unpack. :) Do clematises

*require* a winter? Living in Hawaii, I've resigned myself to not having certain plants/flowers (at least, I've decided I'm not going through all of the hassle and all of the space required to have them.) I've checked out a lot of yards and I just don't recall seeing any clematises around, which has me believing they're one of those 'requires low temperatures for at least X number of weeks' to bloom. Anyone know off the top of their head?

Tracey

[David J Bockman]

Off the top of my head, I think the warmest Zone for most clematis is Zone

9...

Dave

[Tracey]

Bummer. :( Although, I probably should try and find a more specific zonal map for Hawaii/Oahu. With the wild climate variance here, maybe the area I'm in is actually a 9 instead of a 10. Ya think???

Tracey

[Valkyrie]

When you get unpacked do a search. I put 'Clematis+Hawaii' into Google and got quite a few hits and apparently there's a Clematis Society on the Islands as well.

Val

[Tracey]

Woohoo!!! Although, with my luck, it will be on one of the other islands with higher elevations than this one (thus, lower yearly temps.) I won't wait until I unpack. I'm finding boxes I haven't unpacked since 1986. :)

Tracey

[gregpresley]

[Tracey]

Urp. The only places I know of that that might be possible in the state are at the tops of the volcanoes. Definitely nowhere on Oahu.

Tracey