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Clematis dieback

holland_angelaholland_angela Posts: 2
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Hello can you tell me if this is clematis die back? I have done a bit of research but can't find a photo of a big bush showing it only being effected at the top and in one area... Thank you. In Cornwall, plant in a pot and has been here for 3 years and grew lots this year and still growing and flowering. 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Probably just been damaged somewhere along a stem. What variety is it?

    Is it one that's suitable for a pot, and has the soil it's in been refreshed etc? They need extra care in pots.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Is that a clematis, reminds me of a Passion Flower. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • holland_angelaholland_angela Posts: 2
    Hi yes it is a passion flower, but I thought it was still a clematis genus..... So would it still suffer from die back? 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Definitely not in the clematis family and it does like like a stem has been damaged, stopping nutrients and water getting to the stems higher up.    Cut out the dead stuff carefully, tracing it back to the damaged point, and then train the rest of teh stems in to their supports to cover the gap.

    They can be grown in pots of a decent size but do need copious watering all thru summer. Less in winter.   They don't need much fertiliser but in a pot the nutrients will be exhausted after just 90 days so it will need a feed of slow release fertiliser for roses or tomatoes every spring and maybbe an occasional tonic of liquid tomato feed during teh growing season to encourage flowers and fruits.  

    Here is some info from the RHS on passiflora care
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=295  
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I did wonder, but there are so many that I took the OP at face value.
    I think there's often confusion because of those florida clematis. They look like passion flowers. We had someone a while ago who was sold one, and told by the so called 'expert' that sold it to her that it was a passion flower. She eventually got her money back after a lot of bother. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I wouldn’t worry about a dead stem this time of the year,  I cut the whole lot back to about 12” from the ground in the spring. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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