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Frost damaged clematis
Ann Ennis2
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I have a clematis x triternata rubromarginata climbing through a shrubby honeysuckle. This year it has become blackened by a severe frost we had recently and I don't know whether to leave it until the usual pruning time in early spring or to deal with it now by removing the blackened stem and leaves. It is well sheltered by the host shrub but on the east of a north facing garden so it never gets a huge amount of sun (when there is any!) but it has always seemed happy there. Any suggestions and advice on best practise in this case please?.
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This is a group 3 for pruning so gets cut back to about 9" high in spring and then regrows and flowers on new stems. It should have a delicious almond perfume when in flower.
You can leave it till then or cut it down now if it's looking too unattractive but give its feet a good uch of compost to protect and feed the roots over winter. Give the roots a generous dollop of clematis food in late Feb or early March and an occasional liquid feed of rose or tomato food to encourage strong growth and lots of flowers every year.