How well do you think clematis will do climbing down over a wall?

Just seems like this will be much simpler than going up? But will it work Any thoughts?

How well do you think clematis will do climbing down over a wall?
Yes, I had one like this at my old house, it was fine.
Reply:the thing about clematis is that it likes to climb so yes i think it will go over a wall just fine but remember clematis's like to have cool roots so you need to put a dose of manure at the base of the plant right before it starts getting hot or plant flowers at the base to cover the roots plants like columbine or hardy geranium both bloom periodically during the summer .
Reply:Clematis wants to go up for sun - it doesn't hang down unless it has overgrown it's structure - it will always look for a way up, even if it mounds upon itself....


Clematis must wind around something to grow, thus it won't grip a wall (like ivy does)


you can create a wire or wood lattice for it to wind around and it will climb to reach the sun - try planting at the foot of the wall - Clematis likes to have 'cool feet' and a sunny top so it will shoot up fast and overflow when it reaches the top. you'll gettign some draping, but not like wysteria or lilacs.