I've just been bought my very first clematis, and it's in bloom (well,
about four flowers are open). Am I supposed to cut it right back once
it's planted, or should I just leave it?

GR

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I've just been bought my very first clematis, and it's in bloom (well,
about four flowers are open). Am I supposed to cut it right back once
it's planted, or should I just leave it?

GR

It very much depends what sort it is.

--
Tumbleweed

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GR3/5/04 2:12
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I've just been bought my very first clematis, and it's in bloom (well,
about four flowers are open). Am I supposed to cut it right back once
it's planted, or should I just leave it?

If it's in bloom, it won't expect to be cut back while it's performing for
you - it's waited all year for this moment of glory! ;-) All you're going
to do is transfer it from one 'bed' (the pot) to another, so don't cut it.
Plant it, water it, keep the root run cool with a piece of slate or stone or
the shelter of another shrub and let it 'do its own thing'. If planting it
against a house wall, keep the roots about 2' out from the wall so that they
aren't in the rain shadow of the house gutters. And don't let it dry out
because Clematis don't like to be too dry.
Find out what it is, either in terms of its name or its type and then the
many here that grow Clematis will be able to tell you when, how and if to
prune it.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

It's a Macropetala Maidwell Hall. The tag attached to it says "any
aspect, no pruning" - so does that mean I literally never have to go
near it with secateurs once it's planted? Or does it just mean that it
doesn't need pruning to be encouraged to grow, but I can cut it back
to keep it tidy?

GR3/5/04 4:50
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It's a Macropetala Maidwell Hall. The tag attached to it says "any
aspect, no pruning" - so does that mean I literally never have to go
near it with secateurs once it's planted? Or does it just mean that it
doesn't need pruning to be encouraged to grow, but I can cut it back
to keep it tidy?

If I'm correct, this type flowers on the previous season's shoots so pruning
isn't desirable, except to keep it tidy and out of your windows, gutters,
etc. ;-) If you need to prune it, take out a bit here and there but not
ALL of it (unless it's in the gutters etc) then you'll have some shoots left
to flower next year.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

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"GR" wrote in message
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I've just been bought my very first clematis, and it's in bloom (well,
about four flowers are open). Am I supposed to cut it right back once
it's planted, or should I just leave it?

GR

It very much depends what sort it is.

Well, if it's in flower now, it's one of the spring flowering ones, and
they are OK left unpruned, aren't they?
--
Kay Easton

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

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In article , Tumbleweed
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"GR" wrote in message
. ..
I've just been bought my very first clematis, and it's in bloom (well,
about four flowers are open). Am I supposed to cut it right back once
it's planted, or should I just leave it?

It very much depends what sort it is.

Well, if it's in flower now, it's one of the spring flowering ones, and
they are OK left unpruned, aren't they?

Yes, they are. You can tidy 'em up when they've finished flowering if
you feel they need it, (so May/June-ish for this one when it gets big
enough). The growth produced during the rest of the summer is what it
will flower on next year - so if you prune in autumn, you'll have no
flowers.

This group 1 pruning applies to armandii, cirrhosa & other evergreens,
alpina, macropetala, koreana and montana - things that flower between
February and May (roughly speaking).
--
Rachel
Clematis Web Site
http://www.ukclematis.co.uk/