the clematis that you said stop growing had no tenderls and looks to be more of a bush clematis. In my 70 years never seen one die for lack of climbing. What makes a thicker clematis is burring it deeper. I live 30 minutes from one of the largest hyberdizer of clematis and they say burry at least 6".
Have grown clematis successfully for more than a decade now. Here’s my experience so far. They have mostly outgrown any support I have purchased for them. I made the mistake one year, of buying one, a purple, seeing it look like a spindly little thing, and buying another, pink, to keep it company. Before long, I planted another, thinking three colors would be gorgeous. I was right, they are, but even the new 8 foot high, pretty heavy garden trellis I bought, is really not big enough. Those three plants are each huge in their own right, and I am now tying them up when they fall en masse to one side or another. They seem to love the spot, and come the spring of next year, I will try and do a better job of trimming it off as they grow. Sun, and lots of it works best. Reasonable water, and feeding every spring. I have also dug one out of a spot it had been in for almost two years with so so results. I thought that this gentle plant with the tiny tendrils would be a breeze to get out. Forget it. I eventually took a chisel to the ground and got out what I could. It thrived where I put it, and, it too, outgrew its trellis. But, digging them out is pretty tough, and I had new clematis coming out of the ground the following year because of the left over roots. I have five of them now, and am pleased with the longevity, color and relative ease of care. But, oh, those roots!
If you have room and want to try more, Raymond Evison Boulevard series are shorter - from 4 to 6’ tall. If they are the early large flowering type (pruning group 2) you will get a second blooming later in summer if you deadhesd.
@@maureenmckenna5220 Maureen, with the early large flowering clematis that are pruning group 2 (which is usually on the label and if not, you can Google), you trim back in early spring but only to a set of fat buds on each stem. If I don't see any good buds on some stems, I might leave for a while just in case it's just slow. The advantage of not cutting back to the ground is that the stems at the bottom get woody over time and are sturdier. It sounds like your very tall clematis might be the later (summer) flowering kind with smaller flowers which are usually pruning group 3 and these can be cut back lower in the spring or right to the ground. I have a few which die back to the ground on their own. It's the roots that are important which is why it's recommended to plant deep to protect them.
@@SusanMiddleton1 The ones I have, and they are really beautiful and full, are blooming right now, so that is a big clue. The purple one gets cut close to the ground in April here in VA. Both are trimmed way back then. They continue to grow and look very healthy for years now. I do know the name of one, The President, a purple variety. It is still very manageable and is blooming now, as is a light blue. They are on about five foot tall structures and are filling them up this year. They are about four years old. I have a pretty big garden and try to start pruning in late February and clean up in general. Those old clematis vines call me every year to simply make it look neat. Thanks for the tips.
Do you live in the Western US? I've noticed we say it like you do in the west, mid west says it like this guy, and back east says it wrong, as they do most words!
I live in Chicago and I kept mine in in the garage over the winter. I put the whole pot inside of the tote that was lined with Styrofoam and never ran a heater. I also got a big bag of sawdust at Walmart. I guess it’s used for horse beds and covered the whole top layer the sawdust, actually more like shavings. Now that they are outside and sprouting up nicely and even flowering, I’m actually leaving all that wood shavings on top . The only clematis that came back for me were these.
I live in near Niagara Falls and the hardiness zone is similar to Chicago. If you want to plant in the ground, plant deep! Mine all survive winter and I try and remember to put a layer of mulch or chopped up leaves over the root area in fall.
Hi Devin . Thanks for this wonderful information about the pretty clematis . I have one clematis five years ago the warsaw Nike superior the color of the flowers is amazing and I wish I can get other clematis colors but there are none in our nurseries . Have a great day . 🌿
Agree with the comments that this is the best Clematis video. Watched a million videos and not one provided the important key info you gave us here (just like your hydrangea pruning video). Great work! You are giving veteran gardeners a serious run for their money! Keep it up! And you’ve got to add some footage of those Clematis once in their blooming glory. Thank you!
Appreciate the tips! I wish I had heard this 8years when I discovered my clematis, that I miss. I wanted to bring attention to the growing zones having been reassessed in the fall of 2023. West Chester is now zone 7a....”According to the 2023 USDA Hardiness Zone Map West Chester, Pennsylvania is in Zones 7a (0°F to 5°F). This is a change from the 2012 USDA Hardiness Zone Map which has West Chester in Zones 6b (-5°F to 0°F).”
As a zone 2 Canadian, I can't thank you enough for such an awesome, thorough overview about Clematis!! I have one; an early spring flowering and I've never, ever been clear on things. You've answered so many of my puzzling questions. I've subscribed and will definitely be watching your other videos. Thank you so much and happy gardening. :-)
I bought one last summer and it survived and has some leaves! Luckily I planted it next to my front step so the bottom is shaded. Thanks for the climbing tip, I had no idea!
Every spring in zone 3B, I cut my Jackmani down to about 8 inches. It is gigantic. The clump of shoots is about a foot across and grows about 7 feet in 10 weeks. The mass of vines and blossoms becomes about 6 feet wide. It's glorious, but I'm wondering if it could be divided. Wish I could send you a video. Last year I did a time lapse. So fun.
Loved the info on clematis! I have one and it’s pitiful 😢. Only one stem and it’s already bloomed so I’ll take your advice and cut it to 12 inches. Wish me luck! How can I get info on your cable railings? I’d like to do that on my deck but no clue where to begin. Thanks!
This is one of my favorite flowers! I wish you had talked about wilt and what to do. I had to finally tear out a beautiful Diamantina that I had for 4 years because wilt hit every spring and I was afraid it would spread to my other Clematis. Thanks for this great video, there's always something new to learn no matter how long one has been gardening. 🌿
I rarely have any luck with this plant. I have it in fun sun though so i will put some mulch on the roots. It is on a fence so it will climb but always dies off early. Thanks!
I have a C. Montana, beautiful lavender bells… I learned the hard way( piles of tangles) to train them , what a difference! My C.Montana gets cut down in very early spring, it’s a great plant, and the bells are on stems long enough to cut and put in a small vase. I also have an unnamed pinky lavender flat flower one that blooms on old growth…I just let that one be for the last couple years, will sort it out in fall or next spring. Good video 🤗🌱🌸
Excellent tips and video , thank you so much ❤. I’m new in growing clematis and I bought three different Color’s. Hope they come back next year . I lived in Northern Ontario. 🌼🌸
I've always added support to have Jackmani grow on a garden arch. I have a plant on either side and it's about ten or twelve years since the planting and I had the garden arch in place then. I've used dental floss, garden rubber wrapped wire, and don't remember what else. this year I'm using green garden twine. The arbor gives support for growth but then it gets too top heavy and I have had to tie it up so there is enough space to walk through the arch which is over the garden path to this part of the yard. I'm tying the twine to the garden arch to make the gaps smaller to have the plants closer to the arch and hopefully stay on the top instead of dropping through.
Thanks for the advice, I just bought some Clematis to put on an arbor and had no idea they needed a thin climbing structure...I will add some wire to the arbor.
I’m in 8a and I grow have a 3 year old PH Young, I think type two. It is on a 3’ short trellis and I need guidance as I would like to grow it on a taller one. Should I cut it 12” to the ground? What season? Thanks for any help.
Mine are in terracotta glazed pots which wrks great as i can move them if need be and its a great idea that wrks , i also mulch well and use my own compost that they love, liquid feeds they love as well
thank you, i think this explains why the one i bought for my patio is not moving much, the patio rails are too thick for it so i will need to provide something thinner
Excellent video and thank you so much for explaining everything so well and in detail. I have had no luck so far with my Clematis , now I understand why.
I’m in zone 6. I have 3 clematis vines & I love them. My plants 🌱 will grow well but don’t flower much. I have moved them around in my yard thinking they might need more or less sun? Any suggestions??
You are very knowledgeable and handsome. Thank you for sharing your information with the world. We love your educational videos.❤ and I love that you have a green thumb 💚
Just stumbled across your channel. I have a Jackmanii that is over 20 years old. It’s very large. It has a great deal of old dead growth at the bottom that I’m afraid to prune for fear of killing it. It’s not pretty and I always think I’ll prune it back hard and it never fails to start growing early and I never have the guts. What would you suggest? I wish I could send a photo.
feel free to send photos via instagram! i would consider the 'revitatlization' pruning i mention towards the end, just cut the whole thing back to about 3" in late fall, and it'll start over in the spring
I just bought a Diamantina this week and a really elegant obelisk to plant it inside. I didn't know I had to provide thin supports for it to attach to. I am so glad I saw this video because it probably would not have been able to wrap around my obelisk. Thank you so so much for a great video!
@@plantvibrations Yes! Actually the clematis goes inside the open structure of the steel obelisk that is all placed outside in my flower bed. I can't wait until it takes off with growth. Thank you!
It's near the end of May and mine is already done blooming. I deadheaded the spent blooms. Is it just done for the season now? Also do you recommend to deadhead or no? Thanks and i love your vids!
@@plantvibrations My point was that the stems can look dead, and then next week they have new growth on them. It's very difficult to distinguish really dead wood from old wood that is about to show new growth.
Read a book that mentioned "clematis" and this was a helpful video to learn more! You showed a lot of varieties-are clematis typically or traditionally a certain color, like purple?
so informative, thank you =)! what if you moved into a new home and the clematis is already there? how can you tell which class it is a part of? they have huge white and dark purple flowers so they look like a new hybrid, but if they are in bloom now and it isnt june should it be treated like one of the others? thanks so much, always enjoy your videos!
Dude. Sounds like you know your Clematis. Can you transplant it from places you don’t want it? I’m in Wilmington and have lots of it I don’t think I want. Not sure where it would be any good for me.
Neighbor! Yes you can absolutely transplant. The best time to do so would be end of September or early October. But if it’s really bugging you you could do it now
@@plantvibrations it turns out pretty much all my clematis that are all over my property are sweet autumn clematis. I don’t know if anyone would want these and doubly I have anywhere near the number of places to plant them as the number I have on my 1/4 acre property. Hate to kill then, but…
Thank you for this very informative lesson on this plant! I am growing 2 of these for the 1st time this year and your knowledge was extremely helpful ❤ And I’m from Texas so I say cla-mat-tis 😄🤷♀️
This is THE BEST instructional video for clematis I've seen so far! I have two Group 2s (at least I think they are Group 2 they are HF Youngs ) planted side by side and have been cutting them down every year in the fall. They are now 3 years old and I'm having issues with flower production evenly throughout the clematis. For instance this year I had a large flushing of flowers at the base, and now it's blooming primarily on the top portion. The middle is full but mostly green. I'm guessing this is because of the way I've been pruning it. I have so many shoots from the bottom I'm hoping I will be able to prune it properly next spring. Not sure with it being so thick how I will be able to follow the shoots throughout the plant. These are both very vigorous growers. Any suggestions?
Thanks for your lovely comment! my suggestion would be to thin out some of the stems. Travel backwards like shown in the video and cut the sections out that you don't want. that should create better airflow
I bought a headphone for my tribute garden for my grandmother who passed in March. I want it in the front of my house but it gets 6 hours of sun but the early morning sun. It’s usually quite cool here and I’m nervous if I should move it toward the back or side yard where it gets all day sun. I’m in 5b but off Lake Michigan so it’s quite windy and never hits 80 here. Anyone with any ideas please help. I don’t want to move her for obvious reasons more than once
Thank you for all the good information. I have Nelly moser, HF Young and they all ready bloom way earlier they just finished last week, is now May 5, am in zone 8B Texas, should I cut them or not. ?
I’ve got a lazy clematis. It only has maybe two flowers every year. It’s getting east sun, at least 6 hours a day. Flowers are a merlot color. Any suggestions? Located in se Michigan.
Thank you for this great informative video. I moved to a house that has lots of flowers and plants. There are clematis planted along the fence. The vines are so spindly, I didn't think they would live, but I see your new ones are the same. Should I fertilize or something?
I had my clematis growing so pretty, I looked out at it and it was so limb. I went outside and a squirrel or critter chewed it off at the base! I’m so upset. Will it grow back? Thanks for all your information!
My bottoms of all my clematis are looking ratty and 4 feet of nothing. I can't stand it. I have all three varieties. I want to chop them all down. I realize I'll loose blooms. Is that ok to do? They are old.
I'd never considered training clematis. I've always let them just climb on their own, and do as they do. Maybe that's part of the problem. I'm having. I have bad knees and can't really get out to do that kind of stuff
@@plantvibrations let's just say that the vines are rather unorganized. I can't get out there often because of my knee and the soft turf, but I do hire help to cut them down in the spring while they're doing other yard cleanup
I have three in a row with about 20 inches between them, each has it's own trellis, but I wanted them to mingle as they get bigger. Is that okay or should you grow them by themselves? Thank you for the great video full of information. I have 7 different kinds in my back yard.
I didn't find them hard to take care of. I planted mine and let them do their own thing. Going on 4 years and cut them back for the 1st time last year.
