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Although not as cold hardy as many clematis, most evergreen clematis make excellent greenhouse plants for the areas where they are not hardy. In areas where they are hardy, the evergreen group brightens the winter months with foliage, and in some cases, even blooms, because they bloom on previous year’s wood. For this reason, they are all in pruning group 1, which means they should be pruned only to keep them at the desired size. Generally, evergreen clematis need well drained soil, and should not be kept overly wet, especially in the winter, as this will encourage disease. Most evergreen clematis are native to New Zealand, but there are also some native to Europe, India, and China. Evergreen clematis can be propagated by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings, by layering, or (if they are species) seeds.
