RE: Re: Clematis

Hum.... it this a disease that is dirt related? I planted 6 different ones
along the fence. They all did the same thing! The two others that were
planted elsewhere did ok, so my thought was...it is the fence!

Donna
 

> 
> Donna, I don't think it is the heat on the chain link that is the
> problem. what you described is a common dieback problem on Clematis,
> though just now I don't know the name or reason. Will have to look
> around some. It's happened to my C. henryi both years since I put it in
> and it's climbing a Redbud. Has also happened to the two Cs out front of
> house, but never to the two I have on a chain link fence in full sun
> that have been there about 12 years. It's not the fence.
> 
> 
> Kitty
> 
> -------------- Original message --------------
> 
> > I was thinking of moving my Sweet Autumn this spring, but might just get
> > another one instead.
> >
> > The roots are shaded by other smaller plantings. They keep coming back,
> so
> > doubt that the roots are the problem. Seems it gets about a foot on the
> > fence and oops...starts to dry up overnight and shrivels away. It keeps
> > producing more the entire season, so .... any thoughts?
> >
> > I have pretty much given up on them and looking into other vines that
> take
> > over the world.....
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > > Behalf Of Cersgarden@aol.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:33 PM
> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Clematis
> > >
> > > In a message dated 1/23/05 9:30:59 PM, gossiper@sbcglobal.net writes:
> > >
> > > << So which one can take a nice hot fence? >>
> > >
> > > Donna, I have no experience with a chain link however I have a
> neighbor
> > > with
> > > Sweet Autumn on the fence and a couple others which I do not know the
> > > variety.
> > > They seem to do fine. Do you have their roots in the shade or
> protected?
> > > Ceres
> > >
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