Jinxy: I'm scared of them too.....had a couple keel over with wilt years ago but had success with Montana and Tangutica but I guess they are easy ones. But I've got brave and just planted two, alpina 'Francis Rivis' and cartmanii 'Avalanche'.......fingers crossed.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
Richard, I have a C. tangutica Bill M. which when I came to prune it in February, only had buds from about 4 foot and upwards. Normally I would prune down to about 6 inches from the ground, but felt I could not do that, in this situation.
Correct or not?
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Jinxy, in the clematis genus there are over 300 species, thousands of hybrids and cultivars, many of the species grow wild in China, Portugal, Italy, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, but I have never heard of any that are ' screaming if their feet aren't cold enough ', can you name some, please ?
Punkdoc, I never prune my ' yellows ' much less than about 3 ft unless they get out of hand, this includes all the tanguticas, orientalis, then I only do this in April, I have lost several of these in the past by pruning too hard, too early.
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' screaming if their feet aren't cold enough '---------says it all really, no wonder you lost them.
Jinxy: I'm scared of them too.....had a couple keel over with wilt years ago but had success with Montana and Tangutica but I guess they are easy ones. But I've got brave and just planted two, alpina 'Francis Rivis' and cartmanii 'Avalanche'.......fingers crossed.
Redwing, you say you had a couple keel over with wilt.
Clematis wilt is very rare and it is not a killer, the plants would have regrown from the roots.
The alpinas are great for anyone who worries about pruning etc. They virtually look after themselves
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
the texensis types are easy too. Chop them to the ground in about Feb, and off they go.
There was a lady on GW who used to swear by chopping viticella to the ground too. What's your take on that one Richard?
I have National Collection of Viticellas in the garden here, I butcher them to the floor 14th February. ( The Valentine Day Massacre )
Don't do that, though, if you haven't planted them deep enough.
thanks Richard.
BTW, how deep is " deep enough"?
I don't understand your comment Richard ....... why?
'The idea that the vines want their feet in the shade is because soil that is not exposed to direct sun retains moisture longer' (Janet Bayers)
Even the gentleman on the programme implied this .........
Richard, I have a C. tangutica Bill M. which when I came to prune it in February, only had buds from about 4 foot and upwards. Normally I would prune down to about 6 inches from the ground, but felt I could not do that, in this situation.
Correct or not?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Jinxy, in the clematis genus there are over 300 species, thousands of hybrids and cultivars, many of the species grow wild in China, Portugal, Italy, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, but I have never heard of any that are ' screaming if their feet aren't cold enough ', can you name some, please ?
Punkdoc, I never prune my ' yellows ' much less than about 3 ft unless they get out of hand, this includes all the tanguticas, orientalis, then I only do this in April, I have lost several of these in the past by pruning too hard, too early.