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What shall I do with my Snow Queen Clematis

sazzle-sazzle- Posts: 21
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Can you help? I’ve had my Snow Queen Clematis for 4 years and this year I’ve had 10 flowers and this is the most I’ve had. I feed and water it and now it looks dead at the bottom???? What shall I do with it?

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  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose North YorkshirePosts: 574
    It looks as though you still have some live growth. I would trace the dead stems back to the base and cut them out. Hopefully your plant will survive.
    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
  • FairygirlFairygirl west central ScotlandPosts: 49,201
    It could be struggling in that pot. If you can get it in something bigger, that will help.
    There could be some damage lower down to a stem, causing foliage to die back too, so it's worth taking a look. Some foliage damage is normal though.

    Do you rejuvenate the soil in it every year? 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....


  • sazzle-sazzle- Posts: 21
    No I don’t but I will do now 👍🏻
  • FairygirlFairygirl west central ScotlandPosts: 49,201
    Anything in a pot is more reliant on you for it's health, and plants use up all the nutrients in a container quite quickly.  :)
    If you can remove a good layer from the top every spring, and refresh it, that will help. Compost on it's own isn't enough either, for plants in pots long term. If you can use a soil based compost, that will help too, as it holds onto water better.   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....


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