On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:26:42 +0000 (UTC), "Jayne"
wrote:

~I have taken a photo of my clematis - I'd like to know what it is & also if
~I can cut it right back as it is growing up our garage which needs to be
~painted - this plant is as high as the garage roof.
~You can see it here (hopefully):
~http://www.geocities.com/bramblebears/clematis.jpg

It's a Clematis alpina, and looks like a fairly standard form of it to me.
They are in pruning group 1, which means you normally don't, but my book
(RHS practicals) says you can cut back hard after flowering if necessary.
Then it has enough time to grow new shoots through the summer which will
hopefully flower next spring.

Best of luck


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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