"Spider" wrote in message
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On 10/04/2014 08:52, Jeff Layman wrote:
Anyone else got this yet?

I have a "Denny's Double" on an east-facing fence. Yesterday morning it
was fine, but when I had another look in the afternoon one side of the
plant was starting to wilt. Seems a bit early to me for clematis wilt,
but maybe the weather has been mild enough for it to get going. :-(




I have a Clematis that keeps wilting near the top. I've just been
assuming it's either frost or snail damage on the stem. I'll check mine
out later today.
--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay


Its usually either snails or weather damage during some point of the winter,
all is well until the plant tries to flower then the damaged stem just cant
cope.

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk