clematis

can anyone help. have a clematis. . have fed it, pruned it, put it in right position but the bloody thing wont flower just gets loads of new leaf growth. do we have a gardener out there that can help

Sue

Clematis flower on the new growth from last year

so if you prune them you will be stopping them from flowering

usually only prune if they have got out of hand by growing to tall ect

try training them horizontaly to keep the flowers low

good luck for next year

JJ

thanx jj . will stop prunin. of to get my canes to train horizontal.. much appreciated

Sue, that sounds good advice. I dont know about them but Hull University have a wesite all about them , if it might help:

http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-pruning.cfm

thanx ed. will have a look

Early flowering clematis will flower on new growth from the following year, the rest can be cut back hard.
What feed are you using Sue? I think a general Tomato feed is pretty good, if there is plenty new leaf growth the plant is obviously healthy.
Good luck

I always thought that was an STD.

hi nutty tart,tried tomato feed and miracle gro up to now. its just the one plant that wont flower the others have flowered well

make sure the root section is always covered.i.e...where the plant enters the soil, hide that section from direct light.

My wife cut ours back to the ground last year so we wont see anything this year.She said it looked untidy.

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Are you sure it's a clematis Sue?

It may be a late flowering clematis so wait untill end of July to see what happens,Early flowering ones should be cut down to about 10" from the ground in march, late one should not be touched,

had the bugger 3 years now, its never flowered yet, its feet are in the shade and the top in the sun, its the only thing in the garden and greenhouse that hasnt done owt. have tried every trick in the book includin swearin at it,

I have three clematis out in a sunny position and they are flowering like mad. I don't cut them back at all, and I don't give them any feed.

Just guess I've got green fingers.