Re: Clematis
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Clematis
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 09:57:50 -0700 (PDT)
At 06:20 AM 4/29/98 EDT, CherrylM wrote:
>Peren group,
> Is it necessary to prune clematis. I have a Jackmani and an autumn
>flowering clematis? Do they bloom only on new wood?
>
>CherrylM
>zone 8b
Cherry, The autumn blooming Clematis do bloom on new wood. I prune mine
down to about 4-6 inches leaving 2 good sets of buds in February or March.
I have many feet of new growth on C. 'Mrs. Robert Brydon' already. It is a
marvelous vine with hundreds of small blue flowers that fade to white with
age. I grow it up and through a large Viburnam bodnatense 'Pink Dawn' and
people think the shrub is in bloom from late August to October :) Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon
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