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A novice, worrying about wilt!

AstraeusAstraeus Posts: 336
in Problem solving
This is my first year (well, month!) of growing clematis and, of the three I've planted, two aren't looking so good:




As against the Avalanche, neither this Lambton Park or Emilia Plater look at all healthy.

Is it just early in the year or is remedial action or worry required?

Thanks,

A.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited April 2022
    They're both Group 3s, and smaller flowered, and are unlikely to get it. Emilia Plater is a clematis that's very resistant.  What you have isn't wilt. You would see lots of browning foliage, and it's unlikely this early too    :)

    This is a good site for checking the problems - it's a very good site for any queries about clematis  :)
    https://www.clematisinternational.com/wilt.html
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    How long has it been in the ground & did you water it in when you planted it? Clems like to be planted quite deep too.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    How are they being grown? Are they 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...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    As long as they are well watered I am sure it is just the young growth.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • ciaranmcgreneraciaranmcgrenera Posts: 313
    edited April 2022
    I have a 4/5 year old Nelly Moser, planted in the ground that’s doing that on one or two shoots. I’m hypothesizing that due to how dry a spring it’s been it needs water and a decent feed so I’m heading out now to give it a handful of rose feed and a water.

    EDIT: when I got a closer look I realized that shoot had been bent by the wind and was broken In such a way you’d barely notice- badly bent really. I bet that’s what you’d find too.
  • AstraeusAstraeus Posts: 336
    Thanks all.

    It is in the ground, was planted about 6cm below the soil level and has been mulched. It's getting plenty of water as we've had a battering these past few days and, before that, it was set up to automatic irrigation. I did give it a feed t'other day, supposing it was a bit thirsty.

    @ciaranmcgrenera, you could be on to something. Certainly the shrub into which the Lambton Park is growing took the brunt of some heavy winds earlier this week. Having said that, I can't see any damage to the stem but one has turned quite crispy, which suggests it might have suffered.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Sometimes on young plants the top growth outstrips the development of the roots and in spring they just don’t have enough ooomph to pump moisture all the way up to the rapidly growing soft new tips … it’ll level out in time 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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