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Clematis category id

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If my clematis is in flower now and the flower is kind of large, what category is likely to be for pruning?
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S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
As @punkdoc says it is likely, but not certain, to be a group 2 but don't worry, you can treat those as group 3 for pruning cut back hard in Feb/March then feed and mulch - and it will give you one longer period of flowering rather than an early short burst and a possible later flowering in late summer.
If you want to keep it as a group 2 wait till this flush of flowers is over then dead head them and trim back any wayward stems exceeding their bounds. Give it a good feed and it should flower well in late summer.
It's probably planted a bit close to the post, which always makes it harder for them to get enough room to grow well. They take a good few years to be mature enough to reach their full potential too.
They also benefit from being fed up until flowering stage. Do you feed it?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
No group 2s in flower in NE Scotland.