Clematis pruning
hi all
i have a lovely clematis group 3, do I really have to cut it back down to 6 inches of the ground every year or can I leave it,and will new growth happen on the old wood vines?
thanks
i have a lovely clematis group 3, do I really have to cut it back down to 6 inches of the ground every year or can I leave it,and will new growth happen on the old wood vines?
thanks
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I tend to prune back to about a foot [30 cm] to a decent pair of buds. If you have planting in fornt of the clematis, you could prune back a bit higher, but make sure to train the new stems horizontally as much as possible, as that will give you even more flowering potential
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you prune it back to just above the lowest pair of buds in late winter/early spring and then feed it generously with slow release clematis, rose or tomato food and give it a good drink of water you will be rewarded with a healthy, strong plant that produces ore flowering stems every year. Brilliant plants the group 3s.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Sorry if I’m a bit naive, don’t know anything about clematis yet I bought 3 recently because they looked so beautiful. I have planted them against a trellis fence after improving the soil. How would I know which group these are please?
I have the following,
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/
Hope that works
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw