I know Obelixx, I have no intention of removing it from the pot - in fact I don't think Hubby would be too pleased after moving the pot here in the first place - it wasn't for the faint hearted! I will persevere for now, Rebecca has now had a feed and water and I am keeping a beady eye on it. Funny thing is I have grown quite a few clems from plug plants - some in an almost dead state when they arrive in the post and they have almost all survived and grown into healthy plants, this Rebecca was 18" tall and 2 years old when we bought it, so these yellow leaves are perhaps just a miner hiccup. Fingers crossed.
Hi GD 😊. I too have a new Rebecca planted this year. Looking at the new growth on mine the leaves are a paler green than the older ones but wouldn't describe them as yellow. Still learning when it comes to clems so can't advise on that aspect.
I do agree though that lavender is not suited to the rich damp conditions that clematis love. One trick I've used in the past when I wanted to 'underplant' a standard bay tree in a large patio pot was to simply place my potted herbs around the base of the trunk. This meant that the bay could get a good deep watering and the Mediterranean herbs could stay drier in their individual pots. I had lavender, thyme and sages, it made for a nice minature herb garden.
I'm not suggesting you move the clematis but that you let it have the pot to itself or, maybe, just some low resource annuals which will flop first and indicate a water shortage if you're under- watering - excellent idea from Richard Hodson of Hawthorne's clematis nursery.
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Yes, I will take that on board when deciding which way to go with the problem. In the future I may sink pots of lavender into the large pot (or any other plant that I might use with the clematis) so thanks for the suggestions Kitty 2 and Obelixx. It is reassuring to know that the new leaves of your Rebecca are also paler Kitty, and I will post an update as the year progresses. I thought that as the Rebecca went out of flowering season that the lavender and anemones would take centre stage - well that was the plan, so I was surprised to see these 2 or 3 new buds on the clem now. Time will tell.
This is the problem with buying full size plants in full bloom, they have been grown in tunnels or greenhouses in optimum temperature and feeding conditions and can only go Southwards when you bring them home and plant them. I think it is far better for the plant, and the gardener, to plant a younger plant, not in flower, let it get used to its new home gradually.
Yes Richard, I have to admit that the very first clematis that I ever bought (from a well known DIY store) had a sad demise after just a few short weeks in our garden, so I turned to buying plug clems which bar one I have had 9 successes with them - planting the plugs outside once I have nurtured them in the greenhouse for 6 months or so (growing them on until they have rooted through 2 or 3 larger pots). I just wanted some instant colour with this Rebecca, which I initially got as you can see in the picture.
I have a clematis Guernsey Cream(in the ground), although it has flowered well, the leaves are positively anaemic. The other clematis along the same run of trellis are fine. I have fed it with tomato food to no avail, but seeing the one on Beechgrove this morning made me realise they definitely shouldn't be so yellow. I can't take a photo at the moment, but any advice please? Should l try seaweed feed?
I have a Delphine @AnniD and the leaves are mottled yellow and green. I asked the supplier Taylor's and they said it was nothing to worry about as theirs at the nursery were the same and it seems that white clematis are more prone. I do buy 2year old clematis and the supplier states they are hardened off ready to plant. They arrive well packed and over the years I have planted probably 30 to 40 in various gardens and only lost one or two, don't usually buy the wilt prone types though.
@K67, thanks, l wasn't overly worried, although it did look bad compared to the others, l thought it was just one of those things. Then l saw the Beechgrove one ! I will try the seaweed feed and see how it goes.
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I do agree though that lavender is not suited to the rich damp conditions that clematis love. One trick I've used in the past when I wanted to 'underplant' a standard bay tree in a large patio pot was to simply place my potted herbs around the base of the trunk. This meant that the bay could get a good deep watering and the Mediterranean herbs could stay drier in their individual pots. I had lavender, thyme and sages, it made for a nice minature herb garden.
I do buy 2year old clematis and the supplier states they are hardened off ready to plant.
They arrive well packed and over the years I have planted probably 30 to 40 in various gardens and only lost one or two, don't usually buy the wilt prone types though.