Clematis duchess of Edinburgh

amberspy

I planted this couple years ago it’s was just a cheap supermarket 9cm pot plant and I had space to fill at time 
but I couldn’t remember what it was 🙈But today I cleared big cupboard out and found my old plant labels

So it tells me it’s duchess Edinburgh 
as it’s only been in garden two years it’s still small but seems be growing well 
do I need to prune it it’s never flowered and does it have be used as a climber 

Fairygirl

I had that one @amberspy, and it was very disappointing. After the first year or two, and very few flowers, it did nothing much, despite being a good specimen. Richard Hodson said it  can be like that - green growth and not particularly floriferous.
I stuck it in a border where it could carry on growing, but it never really performed. I chucked it. 

amberspy

@Fairygirl I’m not that fussed about it really 😂was other plants are taking over that area anyway 
I see how goes this summer 
If no better I be doing the same and it go in bin 
still waiting for forever friends one to come back in stock so could replace with that 

Fairygirl

Ah - yes, I noticed they no longer had it. Bit difficult just now unfortunately, with plant stocks. 

amberspy

@Fairygirl yip unfortunately but there’s no rush so happy to wait