| Rita I don´t know about the salty winds, but in my zone clematis has a hard time. It tries to grow and even flowers a bit in the Spring, but then the Summer heat fries them. They never get as impressive as the ones I see in England or Scotland, for example. So I´m not sure this is a good choice for your site. I grow Nellie Moser, Mrs. Cholmondeley and Multi Blue. This year I have also planted a clematis montana Tetrarosa as an experiment. Eduarda |