Deadheading Clematis
 

Please will someone help a beginner?

We've a Clematis planted last year which has flowered and is going
over. Should I deadhead it? I'd like to encourage growth, and for the
moment the plant is stagnating.

Thanks for any advice given.

Deadheading Clematis
 

"mfs1011" wrote in message
m...
Please will someone help a beginner?

We've a Clematis planted last year which has flowered and is going
over. Should I deadhead it? I'd like to encourage growth, and for the
moment the plant is stagnating.

Thanks for any advice given.
If you deadhead the flowered stems back, give the plant a heavy watering
(and yes I do know its been raining!) feed it, and it will be back in growth
soon and hopefully flowering by August. Left to its own devices it will
still flower a second time but it will be later and the plant can end up
rather a mess.
HTH
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Deadheading Clematis
 

"mfs1011" wrote in message
m...
Please will someone help a beginner?

We've a Clematis planted last year which has flowered and is going
over. Should I deadhead it? I'd like to encourage growth, and for the
moment the plant is stagnating.

Thanks for any advice given.
If you deadhead the flowered stems back, give the plant a heavy watering
(and yes I do know its been raining!) feed it, and it will be back in growth
soon and hopefully flowering by August. Left to its own devices it will
still flower a second time but it will be later and the plant can end up
rather a mess.
HTH
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)