Re: Sweet Autumn Clematis in trouble
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Sweet Autumn Clematis in trouble
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 01:01:10 -0400
Ain't it de truff! Well, Nancy, worst case scenario is that you won't get
blooms this year, but unless you got so carried away that there is only
about 2 feet of it left, doubt it will croak on you. It just might put out
more leaves and stems, tho' it is getting late in the season for it to put
on major new growth. Yellowing leaves underneath are normal - they are
being shaded out by the top layer.
However, if you left enough of the new growth...you will get some flowers.
You say "not too severely"...if so, you will have blooms, not to worry.
As I said, this is a particularly tough species - can become weedy if left
to its own devices - but so lovely when in bloom that all is forgiven -
come home Tom....
Should disaster strike and you lose yours, let me know come spring:-)
Marge
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Nancy S. Shlaes <nsshlaes@AMERITECH.NET>
> Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 8:56 AM
>
> Marge - life ain't fair sometimes. I had decided to let the clematis go
and
> see what happens with it--until about 15 minutes ago. WIth a sudden
burst of
> resolution and energy, I cut it back (not too severely) because it was
> beginning to tumble dowen and the string isn't really good enought. I
found a
> layer of yellow leaves underneath, and it looks pretty bad now-- but the
damage
> is done.
>
> As you can imagine, I started out with surgical precision, trying to get
those
> stems that were coming down and not those that were going up, and ended
up
> hacking more than I should.
>
> Then I came in and read my e-mail -- and your message.
>
> I am sure you are right and I will keep you posted.
> What irony.
>
> Nancy Shlaes deGrazia
