r/Clematis

This clematis has been here since my wife and I purchased it 4 years ago… before, there were large shrubs which were mostly covering the bottom half/three quarters of the plant, but around Mother’s Day this year I removed all the shrubs and planted Hydrangea. At first I thought this Clematis was done for. Shortly after the change, the entire plant wilted, turned brown and did not look good at all. Now, after watering almost daily due to extreme heat waves here (Philadelphia PA) I have a lot of new growth coming in. My question is, should I remove all of the withered/brown vines and leaves or should I leave them be?

I've had this plant for 3 years and it had big blossoms a month earlier. I've never had this many or this little blossom.

My clematis is 7 years old. I’ve cut it down each spring for the last few years due to a new puppy/dog that insists on chewing on it. Prior to that it didn’t seem to like the treated wood on the deck, or a pest was eating the leaves - I never quite figured it out.

This year I let it grow and it avoided the wood and seemed to thrive. A bad hail storm tore the flowers and leaves up a bit but they’re starting to look a bit sick maybe. I put in a couple of garden posts for it to grow up onto since it was growing into a small metal gate of sorts only a couple feet high.

It seems it has flowers primarily on one side (facing east)- the other side not so much. Is that something I’m doing or maybe the late afternoon and evening sun are too much for it?

It’s very dense in the bulk of it and I’m wondering if I should be thinning out or just cutting dead or bad looking leaves throughout? Should I cut the flowers after the petals fall? Any other suggestions on how to help this clematis thrive?

I do not have a green thumb - this is the only plant I have had for more than a year and haven’t killed. I live in zone 4b/5a and have winter snow. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

I planted this Markham's pink (and a second one in my side garden) about two months ago. It's been doing really well, growing, looking healthy. Today I noticed it's looking limp.

The only thing I can think of that changed is I added some specialist clematis food. I've got a soil moisture checker arriving later but water level seems ok? It's in the ground with a large flat stone covering the roots. What's happening?

I think it’s a jackmanii! So beautiful.

So, I took this photo tonight at 9.30pm. The rose and the clematis have not been watered except when we had that 1 and only 1, storm.

This is the best that clematis has looked and I barely train it. It has a pillar to climb and the rose. It was cut to the ground in early April.

I live in the Vancouver BC area and I'm trying to identify a clematis lost to ear wigs a few years ago. The nursery I bought it from didn't have any that looked similar in stock and unfortunately I lost the original ID tag. It can have both single petal and complex petals at the same time, but also single petals towards the end of the season if it reblooms. Bloom time is typically May-June. Can anyone help?

Any advice on this clematis that went wild in the heatwave (we were away for a month!). Has been pruned but I suspect it needs more.
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This is a Blue Diamond clematis, grown in a large ceramic pot in the UK, south facing position. Every year it starts out looking beautiful and healthy, then deteriorates. What is wrong?

Do I take the whole thing indoors to reduce pressure from heat so she can grow some roots? Just plant as-is? Really appreciate any advice y’all have.

Do I take the whole thing indoors to reduce pressure from heat so she can grow some roots? Just plant as-is? Really appreciate any advice y’all have.