I have one that I bought with coloured leaves, winter colour I thought although they do need some shelter, then went worryingly yellow but survived to flower and grow a bit. after this winter, the same look but so too in the garden centre and left exposed
I've read these are a thug in the right conditions, but also slow grower at first
Thank you all for the replies. Over the weekend I dug them all up, improved the drainage with mixture of pea shingle, sharp sand compost and soil, the soil we have here is quite clayish.
The roots went badly damaged, none black or rotten, mainly pale yellowish? and a few with new white roots?
Gave them all a good watering, and a boost of tomato feed. Will keep an eye on them over the next three weeks, if no change think I'll revert to potting and against the house wall.
I have noticed that the majority of the worst ones are the ones with no protection from our neighbors fence, a handful with protection from a fence sent as bad, leafs just a slight yellow on top.
Today I scratched the bark and there is green underneath, as,suggested by Darren636, though mainly on bottom half of the plants, guessing I prune back to there?
These were suggested by the GC, who have offered to come and look at then. The clematis are all fine and also the honeysuckle and winter Jasmin. Not holding out for a great response from them though!
Any suggestions on a Hardy frost and wind evergreen climber that flowers?
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Because they are without a doubt unsuitable for the task.
In many GCs, asking about plants is like asking the checkout assistant in the supermarket how to cook the food. If you're lucky they might know
Not all, there are some good ones.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks Nut, Darren.
I have one that I bought with coloured leaves, winter colour I thought although they do need some shelter, then went worryingly yellow but survived to flower and grow a bit. after this winter, the same look but so too in the garden centre and left exposed
I've read these are a thug in the right conditions, but also slow grower at first
Oops, just enlarged your pic...much worse than mine which is an attractive bronze
The roots went badly damaged, none black or rotten, mainly pale yellowish? and a few with new white roots?
Gave them all a good watering, and a boost of tomato feed. Will keep an eye on them over the next three weeks, if no change think I'll revert to potting and against the house wall.
I have noticed that the majority of the worst ones are the ones with no protection from our neighbors fence, a handful with protection from a fence sent as bad, leafs just a slight yellow on top.
Today I scratched the bark and there is green underneath, as,suggested by Darren636, though mainly on bottom half of the plants, guessing I prune back to there?
These were suggested by the GC, who have offered to come and look at then. The clematis are all fine and also the honeysuckle and winter Jasmin. Not holding out for a great response from them though!
Any suggestions on a Hardy frost and wind evergreen climber that flowers?
Thank you all once again.
Definitely not fit for purpose, I'd be asking for replacements, such as clematis armandii. Clematis alpina, ivy and jasminium nudiflorum
I'll definitely look into the Alpina and Nudiflorum.
Also try to save what I can from the Trachelospermum.