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Clematis problem with leaves
Amabel
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Hi, I am new to gardening and have planted three lovely Clematis Polish Spirit. They have all grown away beautifully and are coming into flower, however some of the leaves on one of the plants are turning yellowing and then turning brown at the tips/margins and they drying up. Having scoured t'internet I am rather confused and have come to the conclusion it's probably not wilt as it's not top down or happening quickly, nor is it affecting a whole stem. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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Hi Amabel, have you planted them in the ground or in pots?
Hi Amabel. My Polish Spirit is in a very large pot and every year I get yellowing leaves, some dried and curled up on the bottom couple of feet. I pick them off and bin them. It never affects the flowering or happens above this level. I don't know what causes it and sometimes wonder if it's connected to the plants I have growing in front of it to shade the lower stems and help keep the roots cool. I get a lot of spiders webs, found caterpillars in behind the lower leaves which then curled up and discoloured. Sorry this isn't much help, but I've found that if the discolouring and damage happens round about the bottom section, the rest of the plant seems to stay fine.