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Something wrong with clematis

susananwmssusananwms Posts: 213
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I do not know what I have done wrong here
Have a few clematis in garden and they all thriving without much fuss from me
This is first time I've grown in a pot.  It is a big pot, water every day, try not to get too wet, is in South facing garden, gets lots of sun till about 2pm
Do not know name of it but us similar to others I have in garden
Is it pests or is it me?  Grayeful for any help

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Hello Susan. There is a possibility that the roots are getting overheated in the pot. Clematis like their heads in the sun and their feet in the shade. You say it is in a south facing aspect so the dark blue of the pot will absorb heat from the sun and that could be the cause of the problem.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    What size is the rootball? When did you plant it? What do you think is wrong with it?
    If it's a young, immature plant, it would be better to locate in a shadier spot for now. It doesn't look particularly mature. If that's the case, it may be sitting in very wet soil if you're watering every day. Glazed pots help to retain moisture.
    It would help to know what type it is too - not all of them appreciate wet conditions. 

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    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Also, not enough just to water it.  They are hungry plants and need feeding so add some liquid tomato food or scatter on some granules of tomato or clematis feed. 
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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    How big was the pot that it came in ? If it's gone straight from a small pot into a big one, the roots may be struggling to establish. 
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484

     not all of them appreciate wet conditions. 

    Agree, especially if its an alpina. I lost mine as my soil is improved clay and is just not draining enough. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes @Bijdezee -most of the smaller flowered, early varieties prefer poorer and drier soil. I can't grow the koreanas at all, despite locating them in the driest available spot I could find. It's just too wet here.
    My alpinas and macropetalas are right up against fences, and in raised beds with other planting, especially Constance, which is in hardly any soil at all, in a tiny cramped bed by my back gate. It never gets watered by me, and doesn't get fed either. I cut it right back one year to paint the fence, and it was back to full strength the following year   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • susananwmssusananwms Posts: 213
    Thanks everyone for your replies, I have fed the clematis, put other pots around it to shade the pot and the plant a bit (its too heavy to move)  I have also stopped watering it to see what happens.  Anni you asked how big the pot was, well it is quite big so maybe as you say, the roots may have a problem in getting established
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You really need to determine what type it is. Without knowing that, it becomes difficult to give the right care  :)

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • susananwmssusananwms Posts: 213
    I cannot find the label that came with the plant, it is not where I normally keep all my plant labels and I cannot remember what it was called.  I will keep an eye on it and see how it goes
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Clematis viticella 'Betty Corning' is a really good do'er, even on my wet soil and it has a lovely smell. Dies away completely in the winter and grows back very quickly each year. 
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