You can try. The roots will grow wider than that and will grow under the pavement.

It will need extra watering.

A poster from N.C. Suggested that pruning type threes, viticellas, did better for him with their high humidity. I remember St. Louis humidity as lived in the St. John area for eight years. There are many viticellas. And I grow several. They generally have smaller blossoms but are long blooming and vigorous growers.

I grow Duchess of Albany, Betty Corning, Étoile Violette, Polish Spirit, Huldine, Purple Plena Elgans, Prince Charles and others. I suggest you do some online searches and see which color and shapes that are attractive to you. All of these grow tall and wide.

I'm not concerned about space, it will work but I am concerned about getting burned in that afternoon sun against the bricks.

I am no expert but I thought the same thing. It going to be hard to get enough water to it, they have extensive root system, I am amazed when planting into my bed I run into clematis roots a good 3 feet from the plant and the heat from being on brick and heat reflected off driveway may fry it.

Jackmanni will grow there, he'll grow anywhere ; )

Thank you everyone for the input. Glad I asked before buying! The only reason I want to plant in this bed is to hide the 4ft tall ugly concrete foundation thats under the chimney.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

I don't think you will have a problem if you choose a viticella hybrid though I can't be positive. Give it a try. If you can give it enough water, I don't see that you will have an issue. Be sure to add plenty of organic matter to the bed (not just the immediate planting hole) and add a drip hose for irrigation and mulch well; I think it will be OK. I have a couple growing on black trellises against a dark stone wall near a brick patio in an area that gets sun noon to sundown so a full 8 hours in summer. Prince Charles, Mikelite, Romantica, and one other I can't remember offhand.

Be aware that you will cut back to ground level annually for this type,but it will regrow quickly, in just a very few weeks.

Thank you, Babs and mnw. I'll give that type a try, if it fails, I have another location I could use it in.