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When to prune Clematis virginiana

LockdowngardnerLockdowngardner Posts: 19
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Hi
i have a Clematis virginiana (devil’s darning needles) which has flowered for the first time this year. However I have no idea when to prune it or what pruning group it belongs to. Can anyone advise. 
Liz 
AmateurLiz 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Any time, apparently.   It's not one I know and it doesn't feature on the "clematis on the web" site I use as a major reference source but I did find this - https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/clematis-virginiana/

    Are you in the US and, if not, where did you buy the plant?   It is a USA native and has male and female forms.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LockdowngardnerLockdowngardner Posts: 19
    Hi thanks for that. I’m in Birmingham UK. I got the plant, a pack of 5 climbing plants, from an advert in the Daily Mail newspaper. Unfortunately when I planted them I mixed them up. I was able to identify the plant on an app but can’t find any other info which is uk based. Ill check out you link. 
    Thanks.  Liz 
    AmateurLiz 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'm not sure that's what it is. These apps are notoriously bad with giving misleading info too. 
    Perhaps @Richard Hodson could help if he's around   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Ah well, it is unlikely to be a virginiana if in the UK.  Far more likely to be a montana.  Is it scented?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's what I was thinking @Obelixx. Flower looks too big for the other one anyway.
    Either way, it'll need to go in the ground  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LockdowngardnerLockdowngardner Posts: 19
    Hi obelixx
    ive found out my clematis is a Montana ( I eventually found the original order from 2017). The order does not say what type of Montana but at least I’m on the right track. Thought you’d like to know. Now need to find out what it’s name is.  

    Thanks
    AmateurLiz 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It won't really matter which one it is - they all have roughly the same habit, size and flowering time etc. Care is the same regardless of variety  :)
    It certainly won't thrive in that pot though.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Montanas like to grow big so it definitely needs to be in the ground.  They're in Group 1 for clematis pruning which means they only get pruned to tidy them up and keep them in bounds once flowering has finished.

    If you enter "montana" in the Group box on the search facility on this site you will get loads of possibilities - http://clematisontheweb.org/new-clemlistsearch.cfm 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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