Clematis wilt or just devastation from yesterday's rain. It was fine on Monday.

Obelixx · July 2019

Just bashed and battered I think. Try removing the spent flower heads to encourage it to produce more buds.

karen paul · July 2019

I agree with Obelixx. If I understand correctly, clematis wilt causes the leaves to turn black. I've thought on a few occasions that my clematis had it but it just turned out to be old leaves I think. One imparticular looked like it had it (it perhaps actually did as it seemed to be spreading rapidly downwards) so I hard pruned it right back to well below the black bits, I thought I'd killed it as it didn't reappear (from under a phormium in a very deep container so I couldn't see what was going on at the base of it) the next year but this year it's back

) I don't think you need to worry about yours, the leaves look fine. It looks like you had a lovely abundance of flowers on it before the rain came.

Fairygirl · July 2019

Clematis wilt starts at the bottom of the plant and goes up, causing blackening.
If the damage is at the top, or ends of stems, the damage is usually a break somewhere lower down - often from slugs or similar, or from weather, or birds sitting on them etc.

suzypeach · July 2019

Thanks all. The stems and leaves all look healthy so I have just cut off the flower heads. Fingers crossed it will rebloom

Fairygirl · July 2019

It'll be fine - they enjoy a good bit of moisture

Clematis wilt or just devastation from yesterday's rain. It was fine on Monday.

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