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Old 11-02-2011, 04:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default moving a clematis flammula now?

I posted here about some C.flammulas I'd bought a couple of years ago
- 3 plants without roots!!. One of them did in fact survive and is
going strong right now.

The two that died soon after planting were replaced with a couple of
decent examples purchased last year and both are healthy with new
growth showing.

I'd quite like to move one of these to another spot in the garden but
wondered - mindful of the fact that it's current location is close to
a concrete wall and surrounded quite closely by other plants with
roots which are probably intertwining - if this is a high risk
manoeuvre at this time of the year?

On the assumption that I'm unable to dig a large enough bowl to
include the entire root intact, would this rate as high risk for the
plant's survival?

Thanks if anyone can offer a risk appraisal...