A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?

Victoria

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing
new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

Victoria

I pruned a C. 'Jackmanii' at the weekend which had started into growth.
Last year my attempts at lowering and tying in this particular plant led
to unintentional pruning, more often than not. I still ended up with 8
feet of purple flowers by June.

HTH

Neil

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing
new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

Victoria

I pruned a C. 'Jackmanii' at the weekend which had started into growth.
Last year my attempts at lowering and tying in this particular plant led
to unintentional pruning, more often than not. I still ended up with 8
feet of purple flowers by June.

HTH

Neil

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.
Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?



I think it depends on which area of the country you live in. Here in NW
England I think we're supposed to prune clematis in late February. Any
earlier and frost might kill off new growth that the plant sends up after
it's been pruned.

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?

If in doubt, prune half of it. It will look a bit odd until it fills out,
but half of it must be right, and you'll know for next time.

Steve

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now
producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

Prune.
Cut it back to about 12 to 18 inches.
If it is late flowering it has plenty time to flourish.
And it will look the better for it.

--
ned

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now
producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

Prune.
Cut it back to about 12 to 18 inches.
If it is late flowering it has plenty time to flourish.
And it will look the better for it.

--
ned

In article . 12,
Victoria Clare writes
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?

I thought the theory was early flowering clematis - prune after
flowering, late ones, prune in the spring? But I find that my early
flowering ones, which I don't prune, do fine, but the late flowering
ones have all their new shoots nibbled by slugs and just disappear.
Since I'm not into killing slugs, I shall content myself with early
flowering clematis and late flowering honeysuckles.
--
Kay Easton

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

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?

Victoria

Prune without a second thought , it will be fine, even if you delay till
April it will still be fine but flowering may be delayed :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?

Victoria

Prune without a second thought , it will be fine, even if you delay till
April it will still be fine but flowering may be delayed :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Kay Easton wrote in
:

In article . 12,
Victoria Clare writes
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now
producing new shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

I thought the theory was early flowering clematis - prune after
flowering, late ones, prune in the spring?

?? Oh, perhaps it is.
I never bother pruning the earlyflowering ones either - I thought that
was Doing it Right. Seems to work anyway.


But I find that my early
the late flowering
ones have all their new shoots nibbled by slugs and just disappear.
Since I'm not into killing slugs, I shall content myself with early
flowering clematis and late flowering honeysuckles.


I've had the same problem, but find that if you don't prune the clematis
right down but leave a bit of a 'leg' - say a foot or so - that helps.

This one is also in a pot*, which for some mysterious reason puts the
slugs off. I don't know why this should be when they will cheerfully
climb 6 feet up my runner beans of an evening to eat the young shoots!

Thanks everyone for all your advice. I'll prune it back this weekend.

Victoria

* yes I know clematis isn't supposed to do well in a pot. This is a
fairly small variety though, and it seems to love it - been in there 3
years and absolutely covered in flowers - more every year. (The pot is
in shade, I'm fairly careful about watering it, and because it's right
under my eye by the back door, it gets fed pretty regularly too.)

Kay Easton wrote in
:

In article . 12,
Victoria Clare writes
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now
producing new shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

I thought the theory was early flowering clematis - prune after
flowering, late ones, prune in the spring?

?? Oh, perhaps it is.
I never bother pruning the earlyflowering ones either - I thought that
was Doing it Right. Seems to work anyway.


But I find that my early
the late flowering
ones have all their new shoots nibbled by slugs and just disappear.
Since I'm not into killing slugs, I shall content myself with early
flowering clematis and late flowering honeysuckles.


I've had the same problem, but find that if you don't prune the clematis
right down but leave a bit of a 'leg' - say a foot or so - that helps.

This one is also in a pot*, which for some mysterious reason puts the
slugs off. I don't know why this should be when they will cheerfully
climb 6 feet up my runner beans of an evening to eat the young shoots!

Thanks everyone for all your advice. I'll prune it back this weekend.

Victoria

* yes I know clematis isn't supposed to do well in a pot. This is a
fairly small variety though, and it seems to love it - been in there 3
years and absolutely covered in flowers - more every year. (The pot is
in shade, I'm fairly careful about watering it, and because it's right
under my eye by the back door, it gets fed pretty regularly too.)

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.12...
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't get
pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now producing new
shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit late?

Victoria

Prune without a second thought , it will be fine, even if you delay till
April it will still be fine but flowering may be delayed :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Kay Easton wrote in
:

In article . 12,
Victoria Clare writes
A large flowering, late clematis - sorry forget the variety - didn't
get pruned in the autumn (I forgot). I've just noticed it's now
producing new shoots all over.

Would it be better to let it get on with it, or prune it now, a bit
late?

I thought the theory was early flowering clematis - prune after
flowering, late ones, prune in the spring?

?? Oh, perhaps it is.
I never bother pruning the earlyflowering ones either - I thought that
was Doing it Right. Seems to work anyway.


But I find that my early
the late flowering
ones have all their new shoots nibbled by slugs and just disappear.
Since I'm not into killing slugs, I shall content myself with early
flowering clematis and late flowering honeysuckles.


I've had the same problem, but find that if you don't prune the clematis
right down but leave a bit of a 'leg' - say a foot or so - that helps.

This one is also in a pot*, which for some mysterious reason puts the
slugs off. I don't know why this should be when they will cheerfully
climb 6 feet up my runner beans of an evening to eat the young shoots!

Thanks everyone for all your advice. I'll prune it back this weekend.

Victoria

* yes I know clematis isn't supposed to do well in a pot. This is a
fairly small variety though, and it seems to love it - been in there 3
years and absolutely covered in flowers - more every year. (The pot is
in shade, I'm fairly careful about watering it, and because it's right
under my eye by the back door, it gets fed pretty regularly too.)

In article , Victoria
Clare writes
Kay Easton wrote in
:


But I find that my early
the late flowering
ones have all their new shoots nibbled by slugs and just disappear.
Since I'm not into killing slugs, I shall content myself with early
flowering clematis and late flowering honeysuckles.


I've had the same problem, but find that if you don't prune the clematis
right down but leave a bit of a 'leg' - say a foot or so - that helps.

This one is also in a pot*, which for some mysterious reason puts the
slugs off. I don't know why this should be when they will cheerfully
climb 6 feet up my runner beans of an evening to eat the young shoots!

Maybe I should grow runner beans to divert the slugs from the clematis
;-)
--
Kay Easton

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