Clematis 'Betty Corning'

This is said to be a hybrid crispa/viticella Clematis. I cut it back to a couple of good buds 8-10 inches above the ground in late winter. For me it has been easy and requires no extra help other than clearing away encroaching plants from it's base. Though I am a bit worried about the Indigofera with it's huge root system that is surrounding it.

Betty Corning came from Albany, New York in the 1930's & she is one of my favorites.
The little bells sway in the breeze & keep going until the heat wears her out.
In the fall she generally has a little revival before frost.
I have had her for several years & even in drought times she has come back from shriveled & brown to green & flowering after a good rain.
Now that's my type of plant! (I do not water ornamentals after they are established)