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Clematis montana 'Broughton Star' - still no buds

mawallace44mawallace44 Posts: 60
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I bought a Clematis montana last year and it flowered well into the autumn. It's in the Pruning Group 1 so I did not prune it back.

This year I would have expected to see some signs of life - at the moment there is nothing - no sign of buds or any growth.

Does anyone have any experience of this type of Clematis. I have some other types in the garden and they seem to be fine - it's just this one. Is this a type which is known to take a while to spring into action?
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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I have Broughton Star and it had small buds on it which then disappeared after heavy frosts. But it has just produced a flower, except it's single, not the usual semi double. Mine is a young one as I moved house, but I had a huge one growing into a tree at the last house. It never flowered into autumn, it always flowered in late spring, May to June.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    My MIL has one, still fairly young, and it does flower much later than my Montana "Elizabeth". 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I would suspect that if your Montana flowered "well into autumn" it is not a montana and not Broughton Star. Perhaps it was mislabelled. It may also be why there are yet no buds. Montanas are group ones that flower in May and June.
  • ciaranmcgreneraciaranmcgrenera Posts: 313
    I have a Nelly Moser that I accidentally gave an incorrect fertiliser to last year, something too high in Nitrogen I think. As a result I ended up with more foliage and growth than I’ve ever had, and barely any flowers until late in the year. 

    Is there a chance you’ve done something similar?
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    This is my daughter’s Broughton Star, was yours like this?  It only flowered through April and May. 



    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • mawallace44mawallace44 Posts: 60
    edited May 2021
    Yes - that is what it looked like. i've checked the label on it tonight - and the invoice from the supplier and that also says that it is 'Broughton Star'.

    Here is a picture of what it looks like today
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I have to say that it looks pretty dead to me. Personally l would cut back one of the stems and see if it's green inside, if so there's hope  :)
  • ciaranmcgreneraciaranmcgrenera Posts: 313
    Agreed it looks like it’s a goner.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Clematis montana doesn't seem to be as resistant to late frosts as many other clematis.  I lost mine in my last garden when the Beast from the East swept through - but just C.montana.  All my other clematis were ok.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited May 2021
    Isn't montana is unlikely to flower through late summer into autumn?
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