Clematis are great container garden plants. They are perennials and many are incredibly hardy. This clematis, 'H.M. Young,' is particularly good in containers because it only grows 7-9 feet and can be trained to wrap around a trellis.

Clematis likes full sun to partial shade, but likes it's roots to stay cool and shaded. This is easily accomplished in a container, by planting something low and drapey around the base of your clematis.