The Clematis florida are very free flowering types that love a spot that gets some sun or alot of sun, and a spot that is not too exposed to the wind. florida's start to flowerlate june or early july and go on to october time (they are also semi-evergreen and we have even had them still in flower in december!) they enjoy being cut right back to about 12 inches every march as they just flower on the new growth made that same season.