I'm not sure which group my clematis belongs in - I got it 8 years ago and did all my research then to find an easy one, but I promptly forgot the details of some of the others. Not mentioned in the article, however, is the type like mine: it gets cut right to the ground in fall after the first frost. I do know there are subcategories to the groups, so probably this is where the type that gets cut down fully comes in. The flowers are medium sized and spring foliage growth is very fast - several inches per day at first. I make sure I get my trellis in place quickly when it start climbing. Certain other types of clematis are more dramatic and the flowers are much larger, but I wanted an easy, no fuss specimen. So if you don't want to prune at all, or don't want a very showy display that takes a lot of room, just look for the type that says it gets cut to the ground in autumn. Each year it remains mostly compact, probably reaches a height of 7 feet, but if you catch it quick enough, you can direct some tendrils sideways or wherever you want to fill in spaces, cover a fence, etc.
I'm not sure which group my clematis belongs in - I got it 8 years ago and did all my research then to find an easy one, but I promptly forgot the details of some of the others. Not mentioned in the article, however, is the type like mine: it gets cut right to the ground in fall after the first frost. I do know there are subcategories to the groups, so probably this is where the type that gets cut down fully comes in. The flowers are medium sized and spring foliage growth is very fast - several inches per day at first. I make sure I get my trellis in place quickly when it start climbing. Certain other types of clematis are more dramatic and the flowers are much larger, but I wanted an easy, no fuss specimen. So if you don't want to prune at all, or don't want a very showy display that takes a lot of room, just look for the type that says it gets cut to the ground in autumn. Each year it remains mostly compact, probably reaches a height of 7 feet, but if you catch it quick enough, you can direct some tendrils sideways or wherever you want to fill in spaces, cover a fence, etc.