I have a purple clematis in a very large tub. It flowered , as usual, in June and the flowers died off. In the last couple of weeks it has begun flowering profusely all over again. It has never done this before. It looks great now that the sunflowers sharing the tub are also flowering, but I had thought that clematis were either early or late in flowering. Is this unusual?
Andrew

Hello Andrew,

It's not unusual for some of the large flowered hybrids to bloom twice or three times in spring/summer season. Many of the species clematis will produce a second flush if pruned immediately after the first. And perhaps this general change in the UK weather patern has some bearing on the flowering of many plants. I'm sure the restricted root run of a container grown clematis will also induce prolonged flowering.

Thank you, Peter for that. Your reply makes sense. Although I hadn't pruned it yet. I had fed it a couple of times. It is a lovely bonus during this hot weather!
Andrew
ps. I notice that your live in the 'holy land'! I was born and bred in Harrogate myself.

"andrew" wrote in message
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I have a purple clematis in a very large tub. It flowered , as usual, in
June and the flowers died off. In the last couple of weeks it has begun
flowering profusely all over again. It has never done this before. It
looks great now that the sunflowers sharing the tub are also flowering,
but I had thought that clematis were either early or late in flowering.
Is this unusual?
Andrew
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Many Clematis flower a 2nd time later in the yr but often the flowers are
smaller

I don't know Harrogate well, Andrew....I just skirt the town at the roundabout on my frequent visits to RHS Harlow Car.

I have an alpine type clematis "Willy" which does the same. Beautiful flowers. Haven't a clue why.

Rachel

"hrafndot" wrote in message
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I have an alpine type clematis "Willy" which does the same. Beautiful
flowers. Haven't a clue why.

Please do not snip the headers or the context.
How are we supposed to know what on earth it is that your clematis is doing?

Franz

"hrafndot" wrote in message
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I have an alpine type clematis "Willy" which does the same. Beautiful
flowers. Haven't a clue why.

Please do not snip the headers or the context.
How are we supposed to know what on earth it is that your clematis is doing?

Franz

I submitted a reply and filled in the subject "second flowering of clematis". I was sticking to the thread subject and did not go off post.

Rachel

In article m,
hrafndot writes
I submitted a reply and filled in the subject "second flowering of
clematis". I was sticking to the thread subject and did not go off
post.
No, but because you haven't quoted any of the post you are replying to,
I haven't the faintest what you're on about!
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Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

In article m,
hrafndot writes
I submitted a reply and filled in the subject "second flowering of
clematis". I was sticking to the thread subject and did not go off
post.
No, but because you haven't quoted any of the post you are replying to,
I haven't the faintest what you're on about!
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:23:45 +0000 (UTC), "bnd777"
wrote:

Oh for goodness sake all this nonsense about top posting and snipping
Plenty of us are sick to death of rereading the previous posts we simply
remember the thread and respond accordingly
Darn site easier to read top posting anyway

I agree

Pam in Bristol

Clematis flowering twice
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:23:45 +0000 (UTC), "bnd777"
wrote:

Oh for goodness sake all this nonsense about top posting and snipping
Plenty of us are sick to death of rereading the previous posts we simply
remember the thread and respond accordingly
Darn site easier to read top posting anyway

I agree

Pam in Bristol

Thank you. However, I will bone up on the rules before I post again.

Rachel in London

"hrafndot" wrote in message
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Clematis flowering twice
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:23:45 +0000 (UTC), "bnd777"
wrote:

Oh for goodness sake all this nonsense about top posting and snipping
Plenty of us are sick to death of rereading the previous posts we
simply
remember the thread and respond accordingly
Darn site easier to read top posting anyway

I agree

Pam in Bristol

Thank you. However, I will bone up on the rules before I post again.

The "rules" are quite unambiguous. They recommend that contributors reply
in line, in order to maintain the integrity of the flow of the thread. They
also recommend snipping to keep the length of the thread in bounds, but not
so much as to lose the context. And lastly, if there is any snippage, there
should always be enough headers left at the top to enable a reader to know
who said what in what remains of the conversation.

Franz

Thanks, Franz

As a new newsgroup reader, I am guessing what "snippage" means (I guess a kind of cut & paste). "in line" i'm not sure. I'm guessing also that it is better to press the "quote" button rather than a straight "reply" option. "Top posting" is a mystery to me but it seems I am doing it. If someone could point me to a best explanation of the jargon I would be obliged.

Rachel, London