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Clematis Montana Wilsonii
Early last summer I bought a Clematis montana Wilsonii and it put on
tremendous growth throughout the year. However, it is showing absolutely no signs of growth now. All my other clematis are showing green buds, but nothing on my Wilsonii. I was looking forward to its gorgeous scent so I'm hoping it hasn't died. Is it still a bit too early for this plant to be showing growth? |
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Clematis Montana Wilsonii
"Jan" wrote Early last summer I bought a Clematis montana Wilsonii and
it put on tremendous growth throughout the year. However, it is showing absolutely no signs of growth now. All my other clematis are showing green buds, but nothing on my Wilsonii. I was looking forward to its gorgeous scent so I'm hoping it hasn't died. Is it still a bit too early for this plant to be showing growth? Not necessarily, Jan, and it does depend where you live. If you look carefully you might just see the buds starting to swell, although on the montanas they're nowhere near as plump or precocious as they are on most other clematis. As a general pointer, if the wood is looking glossy and plump (as opposed to dull, dried-out and shrivelled), then it's a good bet that everything is OK. Once you've seen dead wood at this time of year, you can spot it a mile off. It "looks" dead. I'd wait a couple of weeks more but, if you really want to be sure now, you could snip the end 6" or so off one of the shoots and see if it's alive. Less drastically, try bending a shoot. Give it a good go: If it's springy and pliable, it's likely that it's alive. - Tom. |
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Clematis Montana Wilsonii
"Jan" wrote in message ... Early last summer I bought a Clematis montana Wilsonii and it put on tremendous growth throughout the year. However, it is showing absolutely no signs of growth now. All my other clematis are showing green buds, but nothing on my Wilsonii. I was looking forward to its gorgeous scent so I'm hoping it hasn't died. Is it still a bit too early for this plant to be showing growth? Don't worry yet, its one of the last Montanans to do anything (afterall its claim to fame is a later flowering period) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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