Re: fried clematis

Pat
don't give up hope. I have 3 that are in the same condition, but this has happened before. I just cut them to about 2" above ground level and mine have always came back. you might want to move it to a new location, away from the brick wall. wait until the spring and see what happens, and if it comes back then move it, if you are concerned about the location now.

Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7

Pat Mitchell wrote:

We had a very hot dry summer here in the upper midwest and I think I may have lost a Dr. Ruppel clematis.

I planted it two years ago on the south side of my pale cream brick home (feet in the shade under a nearby bush). It began to climb nicely in the spring and got about 5 feet high and then literally fried in the heat (both stems and all leaves are crispy brown). It was watered regularly, but I think the heat radiating off the brick toasted it.

Anyone care to speculate on my chances of it coming up again?
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