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Zizz wrote:


I'm wondering if the ones that were bought were the 4ftish size as my mums
had problems with wilt on those size clematis .... maybe they weren't kept
well at the nursery?
Most (all but three) of my clematis were only 4 inches tall when bought and
all of that size are doing fine!

That makes little difference. At this time of year, 4' of growth is
only a week or two. I don't know whether the various 'wilt' diseases
can remain dormant on a plant for a long time before showing up, so
can't guess if the nursery could be the cause.

However, the MAIN factor is that it is the large-flowered hybrids
that are the most susceptible and the species that are least so.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.