Terry, I've had mixed luck with the clematis -- one lives on, blooms very well, but it turns brown all the way up to 3/4's of the top, halfway thru the summer. I am told that it is an airborne disease, and it cetainly is ugly .. the plant lives on, and the top continues to flower. The others which I've planted have died. What do you use to shade their roots from the hot summer sun? Penny, NY zone 6 . ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!