Clematis "Ville de Lyon": description, tips for growing and breeding

Clematis "Ville de Lyon" is a large flowering variety that attracts the attention of both amateur gardeners and landscape designers who are professionally engaged in decorating plots. A climbing plant with climbing lianas feels great in central Russia. It is actively used in vertical gardening, to decorate hedges, pergolas, arches and walls of houses. Clematis "Ville de Lyon" are well suited for landscaping gazebos in the French style.

Beautiful large flowers attract attention, but for the abundant formation of buds, the plant needs proper care. In order to achieve the desired results, you need to know the pruning group assigned to the plants, take into account the characteristics of the soil and the regularity of feeding. A detailed description of the variety and reviews of flower growers who have already decorated their sites with this climbing hybrid will help to understand everything.

Ornamental garden plant clematis "Ville de Lyon" belongs to the category of flowering vines. A hybrid variety created by breeders from France with an emphasis on the sophistication of the shape of the buds. This large-flowered plant produces shoots up to 4 m long, which look especially good in vertical gardening. The period of active bud formation is relatively short, lasting from mid-summer to the last days of September.

The Ville de Lyon cultivar is characterized by the rounded shape of the flowers and the teardrop-shaped outline of the leaves. Vine stems are initially light beige, as they become lignified, they acquire a rich brown hue. The number of shoots in one bush reaches 15 pieces, and lush buds can form on each of them. Their number varies from 10 to 15.

Clematis "Ville de Lyon" has beautiful large flowers, the first of them are always larger, with a bowl diameter of up to 15-20 cm. By September, the inflorescences begin to shrink. At the end of the season, they already have a diameter of 6 to 10 cm. The shade of the petals at the edges tends to purple, in the center it is rather carmine red, in the center of the stamen is pale yellow.

The Ville de Lyon variety is characterized by rapid growth, the shrub reaches its maximum height quite easily. When resting on a lattice or arch, the bush pretty soon forms a thick green wall that looks spectacular and attractive. For the winter, the bushes can be left in the open ground, providing them with only slight protection.

Clematis Ville de Lyon is most vulnerable to the development of diseases and the influence of external factors during the period of its planting in the ground. If everything is done correctly, you can provide the bush with abundant flowering and protect it from the development of fungus or root rot.

It is possible to plant a plant with an open root system in the spring or autumn. - agronomists call the warm days of September and October optimal for the procedure. There are no such restrictions for clematis in containers. They can be planted in the ground at any convenient time, except for the winter period.

When choosing a landing site, you need to pay attention to a number of points.

• Adequate amount of sunshine. The Ville de Lyon variety is not recommended for placement in the shade or in areas on the north side of buildings and structures. The more sun there is, the more abundant the vegetation processes will take place.
• Moderate soil moisture. It is desirable that the soil at the roots maintain normal moisture characteristics throughout the year. For this, mulching with bark is used. But if the soil itself is swampy, located in a lowland, where moisture accumulates, the roots may simply rot. With a high groundwater table, planting can be carried out in an embankment on the ground surface.
• Strong air movement. Open areas are not the best solution for planting clematis. They need to be planted in areas where there is natural or artificial wind protection.

Clematis "Ville de Lyon" feel best in loamy soil, with normal or slightly alkaline values. High fertility of the soil is required, it must be fertilized well, provide the roots of the seedling with the necessary nutrients.

The process of preparing a pit for rooting seedlings occurs in a specific order.

• A hole is dug with a depth, width and length of 60 cm.With multiple single-row planting, a distance of 1 m is maintained between individual plants.
• The bottom of the prepared pit is laid out with drainage. The height of the backfill from a mixture of coarse sand and crushed stone is about 1/4 or 1/3 of the depth. Further, up to half of the volume is covered with fertile soil. The pit prepared for planting is watered with 1 bucket of water.
• The seedling is placed in the center of the recess at such a level that its lower pair of buds is 8 cm below the upper soil layer. The pit is covered with fertile soil. The surface is compacted, the seedling is watered.
• If the plant is planted in a single copy, it is recommended to immediately dig in the selected support with it. This will facilitate the correct formation of the lashes in the future.
• To preserve the natural moisture in the root zone, you need to take care of filling this area with crushed tree bark or shavings. Mulching will protect the bushes planted in a sunny area from drought.

In the process of growth and development of Ville de Lyon clematis, they do not have to pay quite a lot of attention. A luxurious liana with large flowers looks especially impressive in a garden space or a local landscape. A perennial plant is capable of demonstrating high decorativeness from the first year after planting. But in order for clematis to feel good, you need to provide it with sufficient hydration and nutrition.

The "Ville de Lyon" variety of clematis requires not too frequent, but abundant watering. Up to 3 buckets of water are added under the root at a time. The first watering is performed if the winter was not too generous in rainfall. After the snow melts, the vines are watered with 2-3 buckets of water to awaken the sap flow. Then watering is repeated in June-July, when buds are actively formed. In hot weather, the frequency of soil moistening increases. But it is very important to prevent waterlogging of the soil. When watering, it is recommended to avoid getting moisture on leaves and flowers.

The abundance of flowering of the "Ville de Lyon" variety largely depends on the quality of the nutrition of the roots. Consider the feeding scheme for these clematis.

• Spring. It is made by watering the roots with a solution of 10 liters of water and 200 g of lime.
• Summer. Produced at least 3 times during the season. An aqueous solution of nitrogen and mineral fertilizers is introduced. It is better to choose ready-made complexes that include all the necessary substances.
• Autumn. Before the winter covering of the stems, humus and wood ash are introduced under the root. They cover the bush completely, and do not allow it to suffer during frosts.

Climbing clematis of the "Ville de Lyon" variety has a high level of immune defense.In this plant, there are practically no cases of fungal diseases or pest attacks. But root nematodes are quite actively interested in the root system of clematis. For prevention purposes, it is worth complementing the planting sites of vines with plants with a high content of essential oils - calendula, caraway seeds, coriander, parsley.

If signs of "rust" or powdery mildew are found on the branches, spray with a fungicidal solution. All affected areas are carefully removed. Processing is repeated if necessary. Clematis "Ville de Lyon" can also be treated monthly for preventive purposes during the growing season with an aqueous solution of manganese or boric acid.

The "Ville de Lyon" variety belongs to clematis, which are assigned the deepest - 3 group of pruning. This procedure is carried out once a year, it involves the complete removal of superficial stems. Above the ground, you need to leave the shoots of the stems with a height of no more than a palm (10-15 cm). It's easy to get the job done with ordinary garden shears.

Besides, clematis can be pruned from spring to autumn... It is worth paying attention to the fact that the sanitary removal of dead or affected stems helps to form the bush correctly, direct its growth in the right direction. With the help of sanitary pruning, the "Ville de Lyon" variety gets the desired height, the vine does not creep, it looks spectacular and neat on the surface of the support chosen for it.

The propagation process of Ville de Lyon clematis involves the use of seed material or vegetative methods of obtaining new plants. In the case of seeds, the process turns out to be quite long and laborious.

In the agronomic sphere, plant cuttings are most common. A green sprout or an already lignified young shoot is separated from the clematis. This method allows you to protect plants from the transmission of genetic mutations and diseases by inheritance.

In the conditions of the garden, clematis "Ville de Lyon" most often reproduces by dividing the roots. This method is the fastest and most effective, it gives high efficiency. Division is carried out in early spring or autumn, before wintering. To do this, the bush is partially dug out of the ground, and with the help of a sharp shovel, the required number of shoots with a formed root are separated.

Breeding by layering is another way of obtaining new plants, characteristic of climbing lianas. Around the bush in the ground at a depth of 10 cm, pits are made, spring, young shoots are laid in them, and covered with soil.

According to gardeners' reviews, Ville de Lyon clematis are easy to plant and reproduce, have an excellent appearance, and take root well in temperate climates. It is noted that even when multiplying from seeds, good results can be obtained by providing the site with the necessary amount of planting material for breeding. Plants require high quality soil, abundant fertilization if it is depleted. For the winter, the bushes require shelter, otherwise there is a great risk that in the spring they will be frostbitten and will not give young growth.

Florists choose this variety of clematis for its beauty and abundance of flowering. According to the advice of experienced summer residents, the "Ville de Lyon" feels best when landing on the sunny side. A light-loving plant in the shade produces much smaller flowers and fewer buds. It is also recommended to supplement the planting with other varieties of clematis. "Ville de Lyon" begins to bloom quite late, at the end of July, and before that time the site may be adorned with earlier species.

• Column-shaped Ville de Lyon clematis. The lush bush looks interesting, harmonious against the background of the dark greenery of coniferous trees.

• Clematis bush "Ville de Lyon" in single planting. The plant is placed near the porch of the house, harmoniously framing the entrance group.

• A striking example of the formation of an arch from large-flowered clematis. Ville de Lyon is perfect for this.

In the next video, you can take a closer look at this mesmerizing variety.