Re: Re: Clematis

I can't say from memory exactly how it occurred. Mine could have drooped
from the top down but by the time I noticed they died/dried.

Kitty

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> In my experience, wilt is never associated with drying or browning of 
> leaves. Clematis wilt = drooping of green leaves from the top down. I 
> have never seen it with any of the small flowered varieties. 
> Cathy 
> On Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at 08:52 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > Hmmm, from the description I read at the site I cited for Donna, my 
> > problem doesn't exactly sound like wilt: 
> > 
> > "Clematis wilt...is characterized by a complete collapse of either the 
> > entire plant, just one of the shoots, or just part of a shoot." 
> > 
> > 
> > None of the shoots have ever been affected on mine. My plants die 
> > from the growing tip back aways. 
> > 
> > Kitty 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > 
> >> 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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