El Presidente from the Captain's Wife

My mother-in-law bought me this GORGEOUS Clematis ~6 years ago and it is an early-blooming stunner.  I am going to try like the dickens to propagate this one (from cutting) so all 30+ feet of fencing we have near our driveway will be blooming with the same plant she gave me.

She picked this one for two reasons; 1) she is LSU's #1 football fan - GEAUX Tigers! 2) she liked the importance the name gave it.

This Clematis does not need to be babysat.  It gets a couple hours of sunlight per day and water when it rains, for the most part.  Crowding the crown with too much mulch will cause rot, however.

Thank You, MommaKin!  I can count on this climber year after year.

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