Clematis, i had a beautiful Blue one its name escapes me at the mo, it has been in flower since late June.Last week just before the hot spell we have had,it turned quite chilly, we are in the west Sussex area, the weather guy said we may have a slight ground frost. well the following morning my poor clematis flowers had wilted as if they were thirsty, and now the plant has gone completely brown. It is two years old.Did it get cold?
My clematis Fond Memories did just that, died. I bought another to replace it only to find the following year, the dead one returned. They look good together but have to say, are very susceptible to wilt.
Clematis are very tough in one sense - they are quite hard to kill and many cases of 'wilt' are really more about stem damage through pests or accidents. However, the stems are fragile and even handling them slightly roughly can make them die right back. I have found that one way of dealing with this is to cut them back hard after they have been growing for about a month and wait for them to regrow, when there will be extra stems and therefore a bit of insurance if a few of them are damaged.
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Clematis, i had a beautiful Blue one its name escapes me at the mo, it has been in flower since late June.Last week just before the hot spell we have had,it turned quite chilly, we are in the west Sussex area, the weather guy said we may have a slight ground frost. well the following morning my poor clematis flowers had wilted as if they were thirsty, and now the plant has gone completely brown. It is two years old.Did it get cold?
My clematis Fond Memories did just that, died. I bought another to replace it only to find the following year, the dead one returned. They look good together but have to say, are very susceptible to wilt.
Clematis are very tough in one sense - they are quite hard to kill and many cases of 'wilt' are really more about stem damage through pests or accidents. However, the stems are fragile and even handling them slightly roughly can make them die right back. I have found that one way of dealing with this is to cut them back hard after they have been growing for about a month and wait for them to regrow, when there will be extra stems and therefore a bit of insurance if a few of them are damaged.
Well my clematis has how gone completely brown, i will cut it back hard , give it a feed and hope for the best, thanks for all the suggestions.