Questions tagged [clematis]

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What will happen if I *don't* prune a Group 2 Clematis

I've read a bunch of recommendations about pruning clematis, by group. But I haven't really found anything that gives an indication of what will happen if I fail to do that pruning. I assume that "it won't be as nice as it could be" is certainly…
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Clematis leaves turning purple

The picture below is of clematis Bourbon. Some of its older leaves are turning purple and I don't understand the reason. It has been like this for couple of months, we have new growth which makes me think that it is not a desease but some sort of…
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Troubleshooting Clematis

Any way to restore this clematis to full health? I just purchased it only to realize that it needs a lot of help, but I’m not sure where to start. I can’t quite tell if it has clematis wilt, or if it’s lacking nutrients. Any help would be…
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Clematis leaves having white lines

On the below picture you can see some of the leaves of my clematis Hagley Hybrid having light grey lines of unusual pattern. I am afraid that if don't do anything, this might spread to other leaves. The plant looks healthy and has a lot of blooms.…
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Will it be ok to put a layer of sand on top of a clematis container

I have a rather small fungus gnats' infestation with my plants. While I am applying some other solutions, like neem oil, diluted hydrogen peroxide, etc. for my container clematises I would like to try a physical barrier in form of a 1-2cm (half an…
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Damage to Clematis armandii 'Appleblossom'

I'm reaching out for some advice regarding two Clematis armandii 'Appleblossom' plants I planted by my fence last October. They are roughly 60cm high, and they seemed to be doing fine through the winter. However, just now I have noticed that both…
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What killed my clematis?

I have a couple of clematis which I had been neglecting for a few years; they haven't had any support so were trailing on the ground. This year, as they came up and the stems had grown out to a foot or two long, I trained them onto trellises. Within…
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Grey spots on Clematis leaves

One of my clematis Tekla stopped growing a month ago and sort of froze in time. Its leaves started having grey spots and new growth leaves dried out as you can see from the picture below. Initially I thought that it is a clematis wilt, but reading…
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