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Clematis

I planted a clematis this year which didn't flower and has now turned brown like its dead, can anyone tell me if I should leave it alone or pull it up? 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    Happens to me too Sarah.  It can take a couple of years for a clematis to settle in and perform and I have several I call Lazarus as they have come back from the dead, sometimes after a 2 year gap and by then I've lost the label and have no idea what they are any more.   Always a nice surprise though.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,145

    Happens to me to - think they're such greedy feeders they know they've got to get their root system well established before they start doing that fancy flowering stuff image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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  • Clematis can surprise you. I'd cut it back to ground level and watch what happens in the Spring - it may re-grow.

  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    If you've planted it deeply enough, the roots like to be cool, then cutting it back should do it little harm. Patience is whats needed.

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