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"GR" wrote in message
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I've just been bought my very first clematis, and it's in bloom (well,
about four flowers are open). Am I supposed to cut it right back once
it's planted, or should I just leave it?

It very much depends what sort it is.

Well, if it's in flower now, it's one of the spring flowering ones, and
they are OK left unpruned, aren't they?

Yes, they are. You can tidy 'em up when they've finished flowering if
you feel they need it, (so May/June-ish for this one when it gets big
enough). The growth produced during the rest of the summer is what it
will flower on next year - so if you prune in autumn, you'll have no
flowers.

This group 1 pruning applies to armandii, cirrhosa & other evergreens,
alpina, macropetala, koreana and montana - things that flower between
February and May (roughly speaking).
--
Rachel
Clematis Web Site
http://www.ukclematis.co.uk/