Thank you so much for posting these videos. You do such a great job. It’s as if we were standing right next to you, and you were teaching us as we walked around with you. I love your videos.
You are terrific - one of the best clematis videos I've seen. I grow them on my Manhattan balcony. I have used velcro, etc. But, for the past few years, have found that the little clip-on orchid fasteners are so much easier to use, especially encouraging the clematis to sometimes wind around each other. They are so easy to remove and re-use and they don't stick to your gloves like velcro - which I also use. Thank you - great video!
I am a new home owner and decided I had to grow clematis in my yard! This is the most beginner-friendly, yet in-depth guide I've seen. It answered all the questions I had (and even ones I hadn't even thought of yet). I know it's been a while, but I hope you do more guides in the future. :)
What a great comment to start my day Celadon. Thank you so much! I'm about to go out into 97 degree weather to work and your comment set a lovely tone for my day. I'm happy you found the video helpful. I just posted a new video yesterday about removing suckers. If you clicked on the notifications on my page you will receive notice when i post new videos. With the virus we are unable to film for now but I had a couple videos ready to go before. Have a great day! -mary
Why did i have noisy traffic in the background of this video or romantic rain? You should see what we have to do to film these. Sneak out super early in the morning, start filming, try to project my voice above a whisper so i don't bother my neighbor, car coming....stop filming...car passes, start filming...and on and on. In my latest videos we have decided to let some cars pass as I keep talking. Sigh, we do our best. Thank you for commenting and watching! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Mary, I have been loving - and buying - Clematis plants for a few good years now, had some great and not so great success with them, but in my new home I have yet to establish a healthy Clematis site. For that, I will have questions for you in the near future, if I may. For now, though, I want to comment and thank you for a great instruction video, for the considerable fact that you actually reply to your subscribers and, most importantly, for your kind and soothing nature, based on what I can see in your replies. Sometimes I wondered why people made what I interpreted as negative, unkind comments, only to see that you found something positive, cheerful to reply. For THAT, I felt the need to write a few lines and it is my second time ever to make a youTube comment. Thank you for a lesson in character, along with one in Clematis 101! Happy spring!
Oh my gosh Gena, I am going to print your comment out and paste it above my computer. Of course, you may ask more questions about your clematis as you go along. (whispering....) I too have wondered the same as you. haha! Your kind comment has made my day as I am missing my clients and my income right now during CA stay at home order. It's comments like yours that keep me making these free videos since I do not make money from them. I am paid in kindness. :) Thank you so much! -mary
Thank you Maggie! You feeling as if you are right alongside me has been my intention from the start and it sure is good to hear that you feel that way. Thanks for taking the time to comment! -mary :)
You're welcome Mayfield Manor. It's always exciting to see what a plant will do! -mary p.s. you may like to grow the night blooming moonflower if you can grow it where you live. You can sit and watch the flowers open in the evening. Ipomoea 'Alba'.
Wow...did I learn a lot. I have just planted my clematis and one set I put at the foot of an old wooden ladder. Now I know I’d better get something between the steps that is thinner for them to grab on to. Thank you for such informative videos!
Thank you for taking time to comment Benjii H. I really appreciate the feedback! In my videos my goal is that the viewer feels like they are right beside me, seeing what I'm seeing and showing you. -mary
And here I thought the reason why my clematis was breaking off was due to my neglect. Thank you for explaining! I’ve grown a number of these for several years, but I never knew the tips you shared.
Thank you! I am a newbie with clematis! I was gifted a couple of “plugs” and as they are growing, I want to make sure and take care of them and enjoy their flowers!
I planted three clematis bulbs two years ago and I finally got a plant with three flowers and maybe ten leaves. They were so beautiful almost breath taking. I wish they would continue to bloom. I will keep trying. Thanks for all the advice and you have a great soothing voice which makes watching your videos very pleasant. Keep up the good work.
Your comment was so nice to see first thing this morning. Thank you so much and for taking time to make a nice comment. And for appreciating the beauty of flowers! -mary
This popped up in my feed...so I watched because I have clematis...I have a rock in front of it to keep it cool. It grows in bad soil, I cut it to the ground every year. And I can actually pronounce the word clematis!! And it’s huge and beautiful. Lol
hahaha! I love your comment so much Catherine. I wish you could hear me laughing seeing you embrace the word "yummy" for soil after I was chastised by someone for saying yummy. haha, thank you so much! -mary
Yours sounds beautiful! In the video that is actually one clematis, a gift from a friend. I don't know the name of it but I couldn't believe she would not want it anymore. That clematis is my best bloomer! I understand though how it looks like 3 different ones grown together. There is a lovely shrub called Brunfelsia that also has three shades of purple blooms on it. Thank you for watching and posting Gilmourish. -mary
The Gardening Tutor : 😁 you are welcome. I learned a lot from watching the video. I had no idea you could remove the dead flowers so I did that already. The Lila is called « imperial « but the other two .. I think the president and then I don’t know. I am searching room in my garden to plant more but I have roses (14) bushes and starting to lack space. I know clematis don’t grow everywhere.. my experience anyway. Lost a few along the way.. 😔
Thank you for this video. I moved into a house with 3 of them on the fence and I didn't know how to take care of them. They had a lot of seed heads in Octob
Hi Ruth thank you for watching. I usually leave any seedheads in fall because they can be so beautiful but during the growing season I do not let the seedheads develop on hybrid clematis' in order to get more flowers.
I purchased 2 of the still water clematis for their lavender color and I'm soooo excited to plant them next to my hydrengea. I have one that gets too much sun and not doing as well. Hopefully I can move it to the new ones I ordered and they'll get some shade in the afternoon sun
I suggest you list the tools you use and possibly a link where to get them. For instance, I'd like to know the brand name of your prunner and the hose end you were showing to shower the clematis.
Hi Maria, I never saw your comment until today (4 months after you posted). I use Felco pruners number 8. Sometimes i use other Felco numbers. Since I do not make money on this site (making the videos is costly but sharing them is my gift to you) and do not have outside advertising, I do not refer people to where they can buy tools but I do have a video overview of most of the tools I use at: th-cam.com/video/BsT6ujAgQPQ/w-d-xo.html -mary
Thank YOU for posting and you're welcome Sue. Your post came in right after a less than positive post so I really appreciate you taking the time to thank me. -mary
Great video. I did surgery on a woody stem that I broke: elmer's glue and clear tape. It continued to many blooms!And I cut it back at the end of the season.
On the second blooming of my Fireworks clematis I leave the blooms for the fall/winter to come. Simply because when the hoar frost comes it is absolutely beautiful to see and take photos of. There are so many plants in my yard/garden that I do this with just to take pictures of for their beauty. Your clematis are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for putting out such lovely videos loaded with information. I wonder if there is any way to take starts from my clematis and get them planted easily to grow more of them. Do you know how to do this if it is possible? ~Be Blessed
Yes, yes me too. I love winter interest in the garden. For instance, I leave the stems of Sedums for several weeks after they turn brown just because I find them so beautiful. Each gardener will need to experiment with their own Clematis' hybrids to see how many bloom cycles they can get out of them. I was surprised that I could get three rounds of blooms from the ones in the Demo Garden before frost season started (no one ever told me that). :) Thank you for sharing your experience Sansa! -mary ....thinking of Game of Thrones. :)
@@alice30045 hoarfrost. Is a winter phenomenon. Usually it is because of a moist airmass hitting a cold front near the ground and the moisture starts to frost on any surface simiar to the frost on windows same process but to a much greater and more beautiful degree. Google it!
Love gardening shows informative,except zones to grow them in or which zone you are in the description below. Fall in love with the Queen and don’t know if it will grow in my part of the country. Am sure others would appreciate you posting that as all over people are learning from you. Thanks!
Thank you for watching Fukyoindigo blossoming. It makes me happy to hear of your love for your plant! In the About section of my channel you will see that i am in Santa Rosa, CA. As per your request I've added "Zone 9" to the description. On my website FREE Monthly Gardening Tips you will see that at the top of the page I have stated that i am in zone 9 and people will need to adjust to their own planting zones. I try my best to remember everything to say in my videos but there is no script. As you will hear when you watch more I try to remind people that I am in Zone 9. Thanks again for your suggestion. -mary
Just found this video, and was so taken with your instruction style that I did a little more searching on what other videos you might have. I've ended up subscribing, and I've learned that you live in the Santa Rosa area. I'm a San Joaquin Valley girl, and would more info on gardening in hotter weather zones. I look forward to viewing many more of your videos!
Thank you mrses44! Sorry to reply so late, been swamped! One of the most important things for your hot summer area (and generally here in Santa Rosa too even though we do not have as many 100 degree days as you may have) is to get your plants planted Now! so they can establish good root systems. Also, you may be able to grow some plants that would normally take full summer sun but in your case may do better planted in morning sun and afternoon dapled shade. Also, before a hot day it is a good idea to water the garden the evening before. I do this here but I make certain to water low and not on the foliage as this promotes fungal disease. The great news is you will probably be successful growing citrus (something I cannot do in my Demo Garden because it just gets too much frost). :) Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes. -mary
When I reread my reply I see that I did not say why it is important to get those plants in now to establish the roots. Planting your summer color plants (or shrubs etc.) now helps them build those good root systems before the heat of summer. Planting new plants once it's so hot is super hard on plants and some will not be able to thrive. Maybe it was obvious but just in case. -mary :)
Hi trying some ipomoea (black knight) and cobaea (scandens white) from seed as plants are to expensive . Got the seeds all popped inside a mini greenhouse that’s inside a poly tunnel . They have been pricked out and put into Pots and are 6 inches and climbing lol . Took them out mini greenhouse yesterday but still in poly tunnel and within 20/30 mins they were bent over like rue Paul on a night out .... very quickly put them back into the small greenhouse and zipped the tunnel back up . Luckily they jumped back up and I’m back to nursing them . I’m in growing zone 9
Thank you for watching homyra habibi. Yes, some clematis hybrids love being in a good sized container. I grow 'Niobe' in one and it has been happy for many years! One thing I have found though...'Niobe' did not appreciate sharing the container with another plant I used as an underplanting. Too much root competition. Look for one of the clematis that has a 6' height maturity. I have Niobe on a swirl trellis. -mary
I now know I NEED a smaller trellis for my clematis to wrap! What kind of pink clematis is that at the end of the video? Thank you for the info it was much needed ☺
Hi Ruby, thanks for watching. Without watching the video again (which i don't do cause i would see things to fix and that costs money-ha!) it might be Pink Champagne. -mary p.s. Hybrid clematis' can also be wrapped straight up a tall pole (like rebar) if you prefer. It can look a little smashed at first but they seem to work it out on their own. -mary
my early flowering clematis grew from the ground level, put out 2 buds which then dropped off and no more appeared, its around 4 years old, and it doe this every year
Hmmm, I'm not sure what is going on there. Makes me wonder about being planted too deeply but you shared that it grew up from ground level. Thank you for watching bowler8. Wish I could help you. -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor what I meant was it died back to ground level, also, you said to plant it 3" deep, but my label on the new plant I bought, says to plant with the top 1" above ground
I used to plant my hybrid clematis' at ground level before I read the book Simply Clematis by Edith M. Malek. She also had a rockin' newsletter about clematis only! I switched to the 3 inch depth to create a better come back just in case my clematis got stem rot (also called wilt). Whether you plant 1" inch above or a few inches below may not be as important as creating an excellent drainage situation with nutritious soil. Both these are created by using a good compost and keeping the soil mulched with compost also makes clematis' happy. -mary
On your trellis suggestions about it being no bigger than a pencil, then you show a square 4-sided painted wood trellis. If it was round, it might be okay, even though it's bigger than a pencil. Having corners means when it tightens up by clinging, it may break off from being bent.
Thank you for sharing your clematis expertise. I happen to have 2 clematis vines (not hybrid 101) in a pot and NOT on the ground because the soil was too acidic. They are doing well but have not had many blossoms in the past couple of years. Any tips on how they can have more blossoms? Thank you.
You're welcome Ed Palapuz. Thank you for watching and commenting! Perhaps a fertilizer for bloom would help. Of the 3 numbers on a fertilizer it's the middle number that is for bloom. The middle number is phosphorus (P). Another thought (without seeing your garden) is a question really: are your clematis in the light that they each do best in? Many plants will grow well but not bloom well when they are growing in too much shade, hydrangeas and passionflower vine come to mind. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you. They get the morning sun from 8 to noon then shade after that. They used to be in the front but the afternoon sun from 2-8 roasted the leaves. They are doing much better in the back. I bought a plant feed with 20 as the middle number so I will see if that works this time.
You're welcome Jennifer. Sluggo Plus usually because i have more than just slugs and snails here (earwigs, cutworms etc). I do ALOT of hand picking and throwing into hot soapy water. I'm out there at night with my headlamp on-ha! Thank you for watching and posting. -mary
Hello, I planted 2 of of these to 2 years ago. I live in Michigan. They didn't grow much if any the first year. They started to grow at the start of the second year but they quickly withered. After watching this video I learned that I don't think I planted them deep enough and don't haven anything shading the roots. This year they seem to have a little bit of life. Would you have any tips to improve their condition so that they'll spread like I (we) would like?
Hi Robert. Oh, how nice to be greeted! Thank you. (whispering....sometimes i feel like Alexsa or hey google). What planting zone are you in? Some zones are hard on Clematis' and the hybrid types don't do great. Have you seen Clematis hybrids in other gardens in your area? If so and they are growing well maybe they have a different variety. Clematis' love, love excellent drainage. Not sandy but rich compost added soil (you can add to sandy or the clay soil and improve it). -mary
If I die and I'm reincarnated as a Clematis ,I want to be reborn in your Garden! Well done, I have been drinking and not sure why I landed on this video, but I am building a Clematis trellis this spring. Cheers!
hahahaha! Thank you for the laugh. OMG, since covid i haven't been laughing as much, when i laugh it actually sounds a little strange to me now. So thank you for drinking and landing on my video but mostly thanks for the laugh!! -mary p.s. i'm printing out your comment and putting it right in front of me when i'm at my office desk!
My clematis is a mess during every season but spring. It's beautiful with tons of blooms in May, but then it doesn't bloom again and then it looks like weeds throughout the year.
Hello Gardening Tudor, just finished watching your most helpful Video. I just bought three potted Clematis Armandil "Snowdrift" and going to be interesting for me a "non" gardener and certainly no Green Thumb to boot" I will purchase large/deep pots and follow your instructions. My Clematis will be trained to grow on a tressis used as a fence for about 30 ft long. (reason for three plants). Question, does the plant have to be CUT DOWN for the winter ( I live in Vancouver Canada and we do have winters although not extremely cold, but could be 2-4 ft. of snow for a very short time Dec. to Feb) ?? It plant has to be cut down where or far down do I have to cut.........that is hoping they take off in the next month. Thank you. Claudette British Columbia Canada
Hi Claudette, thank you so much for watching. Clematis armandii is different than the clematis' in the hybrid clematis video. I do have a video about pruning the armandii in spring while it's flowering: th-cam.com/video/clYIYZKduAY/w-d-xo.html this might help keeping your clematis armandii looking good. I do not know anything about how it would do living in snow but it can be hardy to 10 degrees. We don't get snow or temps into the 10's here in Santa Rosa, CA. Armandii can just sit there not growing much the first year and then take off and grow 20 or 25 feet in the 2nd or 3rd year! Usually I do not prune armandii way down because it tends to resent hard pruning; however, I once had to cut a client's way down because her house was going to be painted. It took several months but it finally came back and grew quickly once it recovered. As a side note I plant armandii in ground because it is such a huge, heavy vine over time. Let us know how it goes! -mary
so smart and helpful. Thanks. Thing is I am not sure what Hybrids are (except not montanas which you mention). Are all large flower clematis--both early bloom kind and late bloom kind considered hybrids? What about viticellas? Are they all group 2 for pruning? Maybe I am overthinking this...Help
Thank you so much and thanks for watching! Ugh, I too felt completely confused about the different group types of clematis when i first started growing them. Even now, i have not committed to memory the different types perse. I watch when the buds swell and that lets me know when to prune. The hybrid types usually have the larger blossoms and many tend to repeat bloom. Instead of pruning some clematis' to the ground that probably could be pruned to the ground I tend to do the same pruning as the hybrids, leaving 2 or 3 sets of healthy buds on each stem. This is a good option when one doesn't know which clematis they have. The montana clematis' are huge vines and usually bloom once in late winter/early spring and then they are done until the next year. When trying to keep this type smaller I prune them hard (cutting some stems completely down while leaving many others with 2 or 3 sets of buds) right after the flowers fade (they grow back quickly) so they can set up for flowers next year. The viticella and texensis also have a good chance of repeat blooming when pruned back after flowers fade. By the end of the season though, just before fall, I leave that last flowering on the hybrids to go to seed and I won't prune the plant again until I see the buds swell in early spring. Wow, that was a long reply. :) Ha! Experimenting with pruning is the best way to really learn how your clematis' will respond. Best, mary
Let us know how it goes Julia! Also, you may want to consider the evergreen Clematis 'Armandii'. It will sit the there the first year and then the second year it puts on at least 15 feet of growth. Can grow in sun or dappled shade. 'Armandii' does have a fragrant flower that blooms late winter/early spring, so might want to smell one first to make sure you like it. -mary
Slugs despise crushed eggshells. Honeybees adore Clematis Blooms. I have some on a fifty foot fencerow and just let them do what they do. I do not disturb them. They grow right along with dewberries, honeysuckle, roses, and wisteria. The eggshells on top of the ground supply calcium and sharp edges slugs wont cross:)
You are so right Artwork & Orchids. I forgot about the eggshells. I put eggshells into my worm bin. By the time I harvest the worm compost the shells are nice jagged and small bits. I especially like to use this compost in the veggie garden around seedlings. Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to pay more attention to the honeybees on the clematis, i usually just see the bumblebees and hoverflys and such. -mary
Your Clematis are beautiful. I had a beautiful purple one for some years but this year it did not come back. I had a lot of dried dead branches. i never cut it back because i was afraid of losing it and lost it any way. So now i cut everything back hoping it wll show up again. Any advice on what i did wrong. I think not cutting it back was the problem.
Thank you for posting Norma and the nice compliment on the Clematis. I've seen hybrid clematis' that have not been pruned and they do tend to keep pushing new growth from the old stems but die out after years just like yours did. If yours had everything else they like, well draining soil, yummy compost, regular water, and fertilizing then you may be right about the pruning. There is also the chance a critter like gopher or the tunneling of moles around the roots caused it to die. And if you noticed it just up and wilt and then die completely it could be clematis wilt. Other clematis, like montanas and armandiis can live on and on without pruning (although they do get lots of dead inside the clump of stems over time). Let us know how it goes with the new pruning. As long as your cuts are above new buds, they will respond with more new stems. Once, when I did not know anything about plants, I followed a book that said, "cut all the stems to 18 inches)....and my clematis never came back because the book forgot to say, "cut above healthy new buds". -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you so much for your advice. I was working in the yard today and saw a nice vine from my Clematis growing so hopefully it will be ok.
Great info and tips! I just bought 2 from Walmart. City of Lyon & JH Young. I am wondering how invasive they are? Some say that this can be a problem, but you left seed heads at the end of the season... is it problem?
Thank you for watching! The hybrid types of clematis are not usually invasive in any way. I wonder which clematis' you've heard are invasive? Clematis armandii is a totally different clem and can grow 20 feet in a year when happy but this is not the type you have. I leave the seedheads at the end of the season because they are pretty to me. I haven't ever had a hybrid clematis reseed by leaving the seedheads intact. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you for your reply! I have watched so many videos about Clematis that I cannot remember which one(s) they mentioned are invasive. I am relieved that will not spread all over. I may go get a few more :)
I was told to only water the roots, not the foliage as this can cause fungus. Have you had any problems with this, as I see you fertilize directly on the foliage.
Only one of my clematis seems prone to powdery mildew so I do not water the foliage on that one because, you are right, fungal spores just love standing water on foliage (along with just the right temperature). Weeds and forget-me-nots growing near this clematis seem to be vectors for powdery mildew in this area so I keep the area around this one clear. My other clematis' though love a bath once in a while in the morning (in time for the leaves to dry during the day). Thank you for watching and asking your question Gardening Junkie! -mary
Your videos are very useful. I intend to plant clematis for the first time and I want to combine it with roses. Do you think the climbing polka rose is a good chromatic fit for the president clematis? Thanks.
A color combo that one person adores another person may not prefer. That's what makes designing fun! It always helps to actually see flowers in bloom and not rely on photos on labels or the internet because they can be inaccurate. I wonder if polka and clematis 'Champagne' would be a combo you would like? Oh, or Polka and a white clematis like 'Marie Boisselot'. Let us know what you decide. You can message me on my facebook page and send a photo of you plants growing together. Thank you for watching and posting! -mary
I'm 🙌 so GRATEFUL to finally find a thorough tutorial for my own hybrid clematis plant!!!! 🌺🥰🌺 What do you recommend doing, if the tips of the leaves start turning brown & new shoots are yellowish in color? This is the first year that my clematis (it looks exactly like the one featured in your video) has had this issue with yellowing leaves on new growth. It's been living in the same patio container for 5 years now, and it has consistently re-bloomed beautiful big blooms twice a year for the past 5 years.
Oh C.C. I hope it is not clematis wilt (also called Stem Rot). Just in case it is, when you prune away the effected stems remember to disinfect your pruners before making the last cut on the stem you are working on. I use alcohol to disinfect my pruners but some people use bleach in a 1 part bleach to 10 parts water solution (i don't want to bleach my clothes accidentally). I had this happen to my 'Niobe' clematis that i have also had for numerous years in a large container. It just started looking so poorly. I checked the soil and found that the rootzone was very dry but I think more importantly, I had a geranium growing in the same pot and the roots of that geranium were surrounding 'Niobi'. I removed the geranium and improved the watering and it has recovered. Before adding more water check the soil because wilt can present as the plant wanting more water but that may not be the case. Let us know how it goes C. C. -mary
I'm SO proud of my Snow Queen Clematis. It is in Group 2 so it blooms on old and new growth. I have NO idea of when or how to prune it so I don't. all of my buds/flowers are at the top. It wants to continue growing and it has exceeded my fence height. I guess I should take the new growth and attempt to weave it back down the fence and have it reclimb? I can not dig sow enough so I cover the root with cardboard and coffee grounds. This will simulate a deeper root. The root is covered with oak leaves now. The people who owned this property before us poured cement with NO regard to plants:-( so this is my challenging work around. In addition to the cement the Oak tree is SO big that it's roots have claimed this side of the lawn. Surprisingly Snow Queen found a way to push thru whereas Jackmanii did not. Thank goodness for my long handled Sneeboer pointed spade or I could make no attempt to plant near this fence. The worms are plentiful so they have done this work of finding spots for the clematis to root. I am a BIG advocate of cover crops. Rebecca along the fence but more compact has just opened:-)
Portia, your plants sound so loved. I think you might like to know about an excellent book about Clematis (it is my go to book!). It's called Simply Clematis by Edith Malek. Even though I think it is out of print, I think you can still find it online. As to pruning, even if you knew nothing at all, if you prune just above fat buds you can do well. Once, when i knew nothing about plants, I read to cut to 18" and I took my tape measure out there, cut the clematis to 18" and ..........it died! It died because there were no viable buds below that cut I made. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor That's great info. I just ordered (3) more from Brushwood Nursery Dominika type 3, Sugar Sweet Blue type 2, and Bees Jubilee type 3. I had Sugar Sweet Blue before but either my rabbits ate it or it is the only one I was able to save and transplant. None the less I am sneaking them in close to my chain-link fence where the previous owner poured cement in the hopes of making a patio that he never made. Now I've got this cement to contend with:-( I have to look and see if these are type (3) bc I can prune those all the way down. I don't bother pruning type 2 until I see their thriving. Snow Queen needs pruning bc all of her flowers are at the top. She's type 2.
Hi Martylugo. Thank you so much for your salutation! People tend to just blurt out questions as if I am Seri. Welcome to gardening!! Yes, your clematis will probably love that plant food as long as it is all purpose. Just read the package directions so you get the right quantity. The hybrid clematis' can be fertilized once a month during the growing season (which lasts until late fall here in Zone 9). Then take a break from fertilizing until they start to grow back in spring. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor thank you so much for the reply!!! I love getting advice from amazing knowledgeable gardeners!! Planting up my Clematis this weekend! Have a blessed week!!!
Greetings! It will take time for your new clematis to fill in but you can do two things: prune off the flowers (and their stem that is attached to the flower) once a flower has finished. Then when all the first flush flowers have finished you can prune the stem down leaving 3 sets of healthy buds. On my older clematis generally leave 2 sets of bud but because your is so lanky let's give it a good chance of filling in more after the first flush of flowers. I can get 3 rounds of blooms from my hybrid clemais' you may be able to get that too if you prune lightly again after the second flush of blooms is finished. Then at the end of summer i leave the last flower flush to go to seed because the seedheads are pretty in fall and pruning then will not make more flowers before our frosty weather. Let us know how it goes. -mary
Thank you Bob! I can't remember just know the first trellis without watching it again myself but the trellis that looks like rebar comes in a grid form something like 7 feet by 17 feet and we cut it to what size we need. It's called reinforcement wire where we buy it. You is technically rebar. :) -mary
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Love watching your videos.....it's like your here with me. Your spreading the love.....ron
Hey! You got through! Thank you so much for watching Ron. Means so much to me that you take the time to watch and watch. Ha! -mary
Very well done. Easy to see your step by step instructions. Very informative, well narrated
Thank you Susan. Thank you so much for watching! -mary
Fantastic! This was one of the most thurough videos I have seen on clematis. So helpful for this beginner. Thank you!
Excellent! So happy it was helpful. Thank you so much for watching and posting. -mary :)
Just bought two clematis. So..another wonderful video from The Gardening Tutor on growing clematis. Very helpful, very concise.
Thank you for watching Judy and for posting! Also, thank you for your kind comment. -mary
I just found your channel. Clematis is one of my favorites. Excellent advice 😀
Thank you so much for posting these videos. You do such a great job. It’s as if we were standing right next to you, and you were teaching us as we walked around with you. I love your videos.
And thank You for pausing your day to make such a nice post! You are so welcome. -mary
A wonderful wonderful tutorial
Learned so much
Thanks a ton
Patricia
You're so welcome. Thanks for watching and posting! -mary
I love it when you point with the stick. 😂❤️
HaHaHa! I'm doin' my best to keep my darn face out of the view! -mary
What an excellent video. Thank you from my heart. I do love Clematis. Now going straight to your channel.
That juice container idea is fabulous! Thanks
Ha! Thanks for commenting Saundra. -mary
You are terrific - one of the best clematis videos I've seen. I grow them on my Manhattan balcony. I have used velcro, etc. But, for the past few years, have found that the little clip-on orchid fasteners are so much easier to use, especially encouraging the clematis to sometimes wind around each other. They are so easy to remove and re-use and they don't stick to your gloves like velcro - which I also use. Thank you - great video!
Great tip! Thank you so much. It is really cool to hear that you live in Manhattan and watched my video. Love it! -mary
I am a new home owner and decided I had to grow clematis in my yard! This is the most beginner-friendly, yet in-depth guide I've seen. It answered all the questions I had (and even ones I hadn't even thought of yet). I know it's been a while, but I hope you do more guides in the future. :)
What a great comment to start my day Celadon. Thank you so much! I'm about to go out into 97 degree weather to work and your comment set a lovely tone for my day. I'm happy you found the video helpful. I just posted a new video yesterday about removing suckers. If you clicked on the notifications on my page you will receive notice when i post new videos. With the virus we are unable to film for now but I had a couple videos ready to go before. Have a great day! -mary
noisy rain is very romantic...a lot soothing than the terrible traffic noise in the background :) Great video..love it
Why did i have noisy traffic in the background of this video or romantic rain? You should see what we have to do to film these. Sneak out super early in the morning, start filming, try to project my voice above a whisper so i don't bother my neighbor, car coming....stop filming...car passes, start filming...and on and on. In my latest videos we have decided to let some cars pass as I keep talking. Sigh, we do our best. Thank you for commenting and watching! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Mary, I have been loving - and buying - Clematis plants for a few good years now, had some great and not so great success with them, but in my new home I have yet to establish a healthy Clematis site. For that, I will have questions for you in the near future, if I may. For now, though, I want to comment and thank you for a great instruction video, for the considerable fact that you actually reply to your subscribers and, most importantly, for your kind and soothing nature, based on what I can see in your replies. Sometimes I wondered why people made what I interpreted as negative, unkind comments, only to see that you found something positive, cheerful to reply. For THAT, I felt the need to write a few lines and it is my second time ever to make a youTube comment. Thank you for a lesson in character, along with one in Clematis 101!
Happy spring!
Oh my gosh Gena, I am going to print your comment out and paste it above my computer. Of course, you may ask more questions about your clematis as you go along. (whispering....) I too have wondered the same as you. haha! Your kind comment has made my day as I am missing my clients and my income right now during CA stay at home order. It's comments like yours that keep me making these free videos since I do not make money from them. I am paid in kindness. :) Thank you so much! -mary
I really enjoy your videos. I feel like I'm there in the garden with you! 😀🌸
Thank you Maggie! You feeling as if you are right alongside me has been my intention from the start and it sure is good to hear that you feel that way. Thanks for taking the time to comment! -mary :)
Loved this video. I learned so much about what I'm doing right and wrong!
Very instructive! Thanks for sharing. I am waiting for mine to leap!
You're welcome Mayfield Manor. It's always exciting to see what a plant will do! -mary p.s. you may like to grow the night blooming moonflower if you can grow it where you live. You can sit and watch the flowers open in the evening. Ipomoea 'Alba'.
Wow...did I learn a lot. I have just planted my clematis and one set I put at the foot of an old wooden ladder. Now I know I’d better get something between the steps that is thinner for them to grab on to. Thank you for such informative videos!
Yay! You are so welcome Mary Beth. I appreciate you taking the time to post a thank you! Your idea sounds beautiful! -mary
I really love your video! I have learned a lot how to treat the clematis . Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by Amy! -mary
i like that you showed the details. very good for clematis beginner (me)
Thank you for taking time to comment Benjii H. I really appreciate the feedback! In my videos my goal is that the viewer feels like they are right beside me, seeing what I'm seeing and showing you. -mary
Thank you very informative. Just bought and trying to get some info. Very thorough.
Excellent video! Thank you very much for sharing you knowledge!
Thank you Anne. You made my day! -mary
And here I thought the reason why my clematis was breaking off was due to my neglect. Thank you for explaining! I’ve grown a number of these for several years, but I never knew the tips you shared.
Haha, thank you for making me laugh Beth P, we could all use a chuckle right now. Thank you for watching and posting! -mary
Thank you! I am a newbie with clematis! I was gifted a couple of “plugs” and as they are growing, I want to make sure and take care of them and enjoy their flowers!
i love these flowers but never knew anything about them >I won this purple one from our greenhouse a couple of years ago. Thanks for explaining to me.
Brilliant going to try some of them tips thank you ☺
Really found that interesting and useful thank you.
Loved your video. Very helpful and understandable. Thank you for your time and effort; a great help!! :-)
You're so welcome G.E. and thank you for taking the time to post. It's posts like yours that keep me going! -mary
I planted three clematis bulbs two years ago and I finally got a plant with three flowers and maybe ten leaves. They were so beautiful almost breath taking. I wish they would continue to bloom. I will keep trying. Thanks for all the advice and you have a great soothing voice which makes watching your videos very pleasant. Keep up the good work.
Your comment was so nice to see first thing this morning. Thank you so much and for taking time to make a nice comment. And for appreciating the beauty of flowers! -mary
I’m learning a lot from you❣️ thankx
This popped up in my feed...so I watched because I have clematis...I have a rock in front of it to keep it cool. It grows in bad soil, I cut it to the ground every year. And I can actually pronounce the word clematis!! And it’s huge and beautiful. Lol
Thank you so much for sharing all this great garden information really enjoyed this video thank you again for my awesome new friend
Thanks so much. Very informative. Im buying my clematis next week, preparing my soil to be "yummy"😊 loads of compost.
hahaha! I love your comment so much Catherine. I wish you could hear me laughing seeing you embrace the word "yummy" for soil after I was chastised by someone for saying yummy. haha, thank you so much! -mary
Looks like you planted two or three colours together, I did the same. Light pink, darker pink and Lila .. love them.
Yours sounds beautiful! In the video that is actually one clematis, a gift from a friend. I don't know the name of it but I couldn't believe she would not want it anymore. That clematis is my best bloomer! I understand though how it looks like 3 different ones grown together. There is a lovely shrub called Brunfelsia that also has three shades of purple blooms on it. Thank you for watching and posting Gilmourish. -mary
The Gardening Tutor : 😁 you are welcome. I learned a lot from watching the video. I had no idea you could remove the dead flowers so I did that already.
The Lila is called « imperial « but the other two .. I think the president and then I don’t know. I am searching room in my garden to plant more but I have roses (14) bushes and starting to lack space. I know clematis don’t grow everywhere.. my experience anyway. Lost a few along the way.. 😔
Your garden sounds so lovely. :)
The Gardening Tutor I am sure yours is more beautiful than mine..we all have different tastes but I love flowers rather have them now than later ☺️
Thank you for this video. I moved into a house with 3 of them on the fence and I didn't know how to take care of them. They had a lot of seed heads in Octob
Hi Ruth thank you for watching. I usually leave any seedheads in fall because they can be so beautiful but during the growing season I do not let the seedheads develop on hybrid clematis' in order to get more flowers.
I learned so much! Thank you!
Thank you for the information. You are the best.
You're welcome. :)
Loved your video. Watched it several times to get all the tips. Fabulous!
Thanks Alan. What a perfect nightcap! I appreciate you watching and posting. -mary
so much great information!
Loved your video great tip about using Velcro many thanks.
Thank you for posting Margaret! -mary
Really good info
Thanks for sharing..., I know now how the Clematis grow.
You're welcome Edna. Thanks for watching. -mary
Thanks for your sharing and it’s face to South or south west! I am live in Globe AZ. ( mountain area)!
I purchased 2 of the still water clematis for their lavender color and I'm soooo excited to plant them next to my hydrengea. I have one that gets too much sun and not doing as well. Hopefully I can move it to the new ones I ordered and they'll get some shade in the afternoon sun
Nice video 👍👍
Thank you Action Creation. -mary
So wonderfully thorough! I’m subscribing, thank you!
Thank you so much Kelley and welcome! -mary
P.S. You can find The Gardening Tutor's website thegardeningtutor.com and on Pinterest and Facebook. :) All free tips!
Your plants are beautiful. Nice video, thank you for sharing all this information with us. I love climbing plants but haven't had much luck with them.
Isn't that the way Silvia, the things we love the most are sometimes the most elusive. Thank you so much for posting such a sweet comment. -mary
Wow the flowers are so big !
Very informative
Wonderful information. Thank you so much. Would you consider doing a video on pruning group 2 and group 3 Clematis please?
Thank you Helen. I tend to look for the fat buds no matter which Clematis I'm pruning. Thank you for watching and suggesting new videos. -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor many thanks.
Thank you. Now I know how to make it go up. It grows like a bush in front of the wooden trellis. 12 years a bush.
You're welcome Sharron. -mary :)
Thank you from Tokyo
Wow, Tokyo! That's so cool Johnscott. You're welcome from Northern California (one hour north of San Francisco.
Excellent..and informative video..enjoyed
Thank you so much Sherry and thanks for taking time to post. I really appreciate hearing from you. -mary
I suggest you list the tools you use and possibly a link where to get them. For instance, I'd like to know the brand name of your prunner and the hose end you were showing to shower the clematis.
Hi Maria, I never saw your comment until today (4 months after you posted). I use Felco pruners number 8. Sometimes i use other Felco numbers. Since I do not make money on this site (making the videos is costly but sharing them is my gift to you) and do not have outside advertising, I do not refer people to where they can buy tools but I do have a video overview of most of the tools I use at: th-cam.com/video/BsT6ujAgQPQ/w-d-xo.html -mary
very beautiful garden!!
Thank you Mike! -mary
Nice Video.
Love your video
Thank you Bella!
Thank you for this video 🙂👍
Thank YOU for posting and you're welcome Sue. Your post came in right after a less than positive post so I really appreciate you taking the time to thank me. -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor oh that's really upsetting. Why can't people just not say anything and just be nice ?
Onwards and up theirs Mary..Sue 👍🌷🌺
Exactly. :) oh! I just reread what you said. I thought you said, "onwards and upwards" not what you said. Ha! I would never say that. :) -mary
Thank you for your advice. :)
Lovely
Great video. I did surgery on a woody stem that I broke: elmer's glue and clear tape. It continued to many blooms!And I cut it back at the end of the season.
On the second blooming of my Fireworks clematis I leave the blooms for the fall/winter to come. Simply because when the hoar frost comes it is absolutely beautiful to see and take photos of. There are so many plants in my yard/garden that I do this with just to take pictures of for their beauty.
Your clematis are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for putting out such lovely videos loaded with information. I wonder if there is any way to take starts from my clematis and get them planted easily to grow more of them. Do you know how to do this if it is possible?
~Be Blessed
Yes, yes me too. I love winter interest in the garden. For instance, I leave the stems of Sedums for several weeks after they turn brown just because I find them so beautiful. Each gardener will need to experiment with their own Clematis' hybrids to see how many bloom cycles they can get out of them. I was surprised that I could get three rounds of blooms from the ones in the Demo Garden before frost season started (no one ever told me that). :) Thank you for sharing your experience Sansa! -mary ....thinking of Game of Thrones. :)
Can't figure out what she's saying (hoar) frost?
@@alice30045 hoarfrost. Is a winter phenomenon. Usually it is because of a moist airmass hitting a cold front near the ground and the moisture starts to frost on any surface simiar to the frost on windows same process but to a much greater and more beautiful degree. Google it!
Lovely and perfect...thanks a million 💝💥
You're welcome Marie. Thank you for watching and posting!
Love gardening shows informative,except zones to grow them in or which zone you are in the description below. Fall in love with the Queen and don’t know if it will grow in my part of the country. Am sure others would appreciate you posting that as all over people are learning from you. Thanks!
Thank you for watching Fukyoindigo blossoming. It makes me happy to hear of your love for your plant! In the About section of my channel you will see that i am in Santa Rosa, CA. As per your request I've added "Zone 9" to the description. On my website FREE Monthly Gardening Tips you will see that at the top of the page I have stated that i am in zone 9 and people will need to adjust to their own planting zones. I try my best to remember everything to say in my videos but there is no script. As you will hear when you watch more I try to remind people that I am in Zone 9. Thanks again for your suggestion. -mary
Great information!!
Thanks for a great informative video
You are so welcome Heather. Thank you for taking the time to watch and post! -mary
Just found this video, and was so taken with your instruction style that I did a little more searching on what other videos you might have. I've ended up subscribing, and I've learned that you live in the Santa Rosa area. I'm a San Joaquin Valley girl, and would more info on gardening in hotter weather zones. I look forward to viewing many more of your videos!
Thank you mrses44! Sorry to reply so late, been swamped! One of the most important things for your hot summer area (and generally here in Santa Rosa too even though we do not have as many 100 degree days as you may have) is to get your plants planted Now! so they can establish good root systems. Also, you may be able to grow some plants that would normally take full summer sun but in your case may do better planted in morning sun and afternoon dapled shade. Also, before a hot day it is a good idea to water the garden the evening before. I do this here but I make certain to water low and not on the foliage as this promotes fungal disease. The great news is you will probably be successful growing citrus (something I cannot do in my Demo Garden because it just gets too much frost). :) Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes. -mary
I very much appreciate your response - and impressed that it wasn't just a quick "Thank you".
When I reread my reply I see that I did not say why it is important to get those plants in now to establish the roots. Planting your summer color plants (or shrubs etc.) now helps them build those good root systems before the heat of summer. Planting new plants once it's so hot is super hard on plants and some will not be able to thrive. Maybe it was obvious but just in case. -mary :)
Hi trying some ipomoea (black knight) and cobaea (scandens white) from seed as plants are to expensive . Got the seeds all popped inside a mini greenhouse that’s inside a poly tunnel . They have been pricked out and put into Pots and are 6 inches and climbing lol . Took them out mini greenhouse yesterday but still in poly tunnel and within 20/30 mins they were bent over like rue Paul on a night out .... very quickly put them back into the small greenhouse and zipped the tunnel back up . Luckily they jumped back up and I’m back to nursing them . I’m in growing zone 9
Thank you
Thanks for sharing it was a good lesson.I have a question? can you grow Clematis in a big pot in the porch ? I am new in Colorado .
Thank you for watching homyra habibi. Yes, some clematis hybrids love being in a good sized container. I grow 'Niobe' in one and it has been happy for many years! One thing I have found though...'Niobe' did not appreciate sharing the container with another plant I used as an underplanting. Too much root competition. Look for one of the clematis that has a 6' height maturity. I have Niobe on a swirl trellis. -mary
I now know I NEED a smaller trellis for my clematis to wrap! What kind of pink clematis is that at the end of the video? Thank you for the info it was much needed ☺
Hi Ruby, thanks for watching. Without watching the video again (which i don't do cause i would see things to fix and that costs money-ha!) it might be Pink Champagne. -mary p.s. Hybrid clematis' can also be wrapped straight up a tall pole (like rebar) if you prefer. It can look a little smashed at first but they seem to work it out on their own. -mary
I subS. Oh my gosh! Beautiful Clematis.T.Y. Now I know what to do. Super.☺️
I like this video 👑
my early flowering clematis grew from the ground level, put out 2 buds which then dropped off and no more appeared, its around 4 years old, and it doe this every year
Hmmm, I'm not sure what is going on there. Makes me wonder about being planted too deeply but you shared that it grew up from ground level. Thank you for watching bowler8. Wish I could help you. -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor what I meant was it died back to ground level, also, you said to plant it 3" deep, but my label on the new plant I bought, says to plant with the top 1" above ground
I used to plant my hybrid clematis' at ground level before I read the book Simply Clematis by Edith M. Malek. She also had a rockin' newsletter about clematis only! I switched to the 3 inch depth to create a better come back just in case my clematis got stem rot (also called wilt). Whether you plant 1" inch above or a few inches below may not be as important as creating an excellent drainage situation with nutritious soil. Both these are created by using a good compost and keeping the soil mulched with compost also makes clematis' happy. -mary
On your trellis suggestions about it being no bigger than a pencil, then you show a square 4-sided painted wood trellis. If it was round, it might be okay, even though it's bigger than a pencil. Having corners means when it tightens up by clinging, it may break off from being bent.
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Very beautiful i wish I could do the same
Thank you for sharing your clematis expertise. I happen to have 2 clematis vines (not hybrid 101) in a pot and NOT on the ground because the soil was too acidic. They are doing well but have not had many blossoms in the past couple of years. Any tips on how they can have more blossoms? Thank you.
You're welcome Ed Palapuz. Thank you for watching and commenting! Perhaps a fertilizer for bloom would help. Of the 3 numbers on a fertilizer it's the middle number that is for bloom. The middle number is phosphorus (P). Another thought (without seeing your garden) is a question really: are your clematis in the light that they each do best in? Many plants will grow well but not bloom well when they are growing in too much shade, hydrangeas and passionflower vine come to mind. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you. They get the morning sun from 8 to noon then shade after that. They used to be in the front but the afternoon sun from 2-8 roasted the leaves. They are doing much better in the back. I bought a plant feed with 20 as the middle number so I will see if that works this time.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. What do use for baiting?
You're welcome Jennifer. Sluggo Plus usually because i have more than just slugs and snails here (earwigs, cutworms etc). I do ALOT of hand picking and throwing into hot soapy water. I'm out there at night with my headlamp on-ha! Thank you for watching and posting. -mary
Thank you for posting
Very very informative. I think you answered all my questions. Thank you 😊
Hello, I planted 2 of of these to 2 years ago. I live in Michigan. They didn't grow much if any the first year. They started to grow at the start of the second year but they quickly withered. After watching this video I learned that I don't think I planted them deep enough and don't haven anything shading the roots. This year they seem to have a little bit of life. Would you have any tips to improve their condition so that they'll spread like I (we) would like?
Hi Robert. Oh, how nice to be greeted! Thank you. (whispering....sometimes i feel like Alexsa or hey google). What planting zone are you in? Some zones are hard on Clematis' and the hybrid types don't do great. Have you seen Clematis hybrids in other gardens in your area? If so and they are growing well maybe they have a different variety. Clematis' love, love excellent drainage. Not sandy but rich compost added soil (you can add to sandy or the clay soil and improve it). -mary
If I die and I'm reincarnated as a Clematis ,I want to be reborn in your Garden! Well done, I have been drinking and not sure why I landed on this video, but I am building a Clematis trellis this spring. Cheers!
hahahaha! Thank you for the laugh. OMG, since covid i haven't been laughing as much, when i laugh it actually sounds a little strange to me now. So thank you for drinking and landing on my video but mostly thanks for the laugh!! -mary p.s. i'm printing out your comment and putting it right in front of me when i'm at my office desk!
My clematis is a mess during every season but spring. It's beautiful with tons of blooms in May, but then it doesn't bloom again and then it looks like weeds throughout the year.
I understand Rachel. Some of mine look like pooh during summer too. -mary
Hello Gardening Tudor, just finished watching your most helpful Video. I just bought three potted Clematis Armandil "Snowdrift" and going to be interesting for me a "non" gardener and certainly no Green Thumb to boot" I will purchase large/deep pots and follow your instructions. My Clematis will be trained to grow on a tressis used as a fence for about 30 ft long. (reason for three plants). Question, does the plant have to be CUT DOWN for the winter ( I live in Vancouver Canada and we do have winters although not extremely cold, but could be 2-4 ft. of snow for a very short time Dec. to Feb) ?? It plant has to be cut down where or far down do I have to cut.........that is hoping they take off in the next month. Thank you. Claudette British Columbia Canada
Hi Claudette, thank you so much for watching. Clematis armandii is different than the clematis' in the hybrid clematis video. I do have a video about pruning the armandii in spring while it's flowering: th-cam.com/video/clYIYZKduAY/w-d-xo.html this might help keeping your clematis armandii looking good. I do not know anything about how it would do living in snow but it can be hardy to 10 degrees. We don't get snow or temps into the 10's here in Santa Rosa, CA. Armandii can just sit there not growing much the first year and then take off and grow 20 or 25 feet in the 2nd or 3rd year! Usually I do not prune armandii way down because it tends to resent hard pruning; however, I once had to cut a client's way down because her house was going to be painted. It took several months but it finally came back and grew quickly once it recovered. As a side note I plant armandii in ground because it is such a huge, heavy vine over time. Let us know how it goes! -mary
Thank you!
so smart and helpful. Thanks. Thing is I am not sure what Hybrids are (except not montanas which you mention). Are all large flower clematis--both early bloom kind and late bloom kind considered hybrids? What about viticellas? Are they all group 2 for pruning? Maybe I am overthinking this...Help
Thank you so much and thanks for watching! Ugh, I too felt completely confused about the different group types of clematis when i first started growing them. Even now, i have not committed to memory the different types perse. I watch when the buds swell and that lets me know when to prune.
The hybrid types usually have the larger blossoms and many tend to repeat bloom. Instead of pruning some clematis' to the ground that probably could be pruned to the ground I tend to do the same pruning as the hybrids, leaving 2 or 3 sets of healthy buds on each stem. This is a good option when one doesn't know which clematis they have.
The montana clematis' are huge vines and usually bloom once in late winter/early spring and then they are done until the next year. When trying to keep this type smaller I prune them hard (cutting some stems completely down while leaving many others with 2 or 3 sets of buds) right after the flowers fade (they grow back quickly) so they can set up for flowers next year.
The viticella and texensis also have a good chance of repeat blooming when pruned back after flowers fade.
By the end of the season though, just before fall, I leave that last flowering on the hybrids to go to seed and I won't prune the plant again until I see the buds swell in early spring.
Wow, that was a long reply. :) Ha! Experimenting with pruning is the best way to really learn how your clematis' will respond.
Best, mary
I really want to plant them along sections of my chain link fence! Seems like that should work!
Let us know how it goes Julia!
Also, you may want to consider the evergreen Clematis 'Armandii'. It will sit the there the first year and then the second year it puts on at least 15 feet of growth. Can grow in sun or dappled shade. 'Armandii' does have a fragrant flower that blooms late winter/early spring, so might want to smell one first to make sure you like it. -mary
Slugs despise crushed eggshells. Honeybees adore Clematis Blooms. I have some on a fifty foot fencerow and just let them do what they do. I do not disturb them. They grow right along with dewberries, honeysuckle, roses, and wisteria. The eggshells on top of the ground supply calcium and sharp edges slugs wont cross:)
You are so right Artwork & Orchids. I forgot about the eggshells. I put eggshells into my worm bin. By the time I harvest the worm compost the shells are nice jagged and small bits. I especially like to use this compost in the veggie garden around seedlings. Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to pay more attention to the honeybees on the clematis, i usually just see the bumblebees and hoverflys and such. -mary
Thank yoy! This was a great help!
You are so welcome Eveline! Thank you for posting your comment. -mary
What would I have to do to grow this in Phoenix, AZ? I'm assuming primarily shade?
Your Clematis are beautiful. I had a beautiful purple one for some years but this year it did not come back. I had a lot of dried dead branches. i never cut it back because i was afraid of losing it and lost it any way. So now i cut everything back hoping it wll show up again. Any advice on what i did wrong. I think not cutting it back was the problem.
Thank you for posting Norma and the nice compliment on the Clematis. I've seen hybrid clematis' that have not been pruned and they do tend to keep pushing new growth from the old stems but die out after years just like yours did. If yours had everything else they like, well draining soil, yummy compost, regular water, and fertilizing then you may be right about the pruning. There is also the chance a critter like gopher or the tunneling of moles around the roots caused it to die. And if you noticed it just up and wilt and then die completely it could be clematis wilt. Other clematis, like montanas and armandiis can live on and on without pruning (although they do get lots of dead inside the clump of stems over time). Let us know how it goes with the new pruning. As long as your cuts are above new buds, they will respond with more new stems. Once, when I did not know anything about plants, I followed a book that said, "cut all the stems to 18 inches)....and my clematis never came back because the book forgot to say, "cut above healthy new buds". -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you so much for your advice. I was working in the yard today and saw a nice vine from my Clematis growing so hopefully it will be ok.
Great info and tips!
I just bought 2 from Walmart. City of Lyon & JH Young.
I am wondering how invasive they are? Some say that this can be a problem, but you left seed heads at the end of the season... is it problem?
Thank you for watching! The hybrid types of clematis are not usually invasive in any way. I wonder which clematis' you've heard are invasive? Clematis armandii is a totally different clem and can grow 20 feet in a year when happy but this is not the type you have. I leave the seedheads at the end of the season because they are pretty to me. I haven't ever had a hybrid clematis reseed by leaving the seedheads intact. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor Thank you for your reply! I have watched so many videos about Clematis that I cannot remember which one(s) they mentioned are invasive. I am relieved that will not spread all over. I may go get a few more :)
I was told to only water the roots, not the foliage as this can cause fungus. Have you had any problems with this, as I see you fertilize directly on the foliage.
Only one of my clematis seems prone to powdery mildew so I do not water the foliage on that one because, you are right, fungal spores just love standing water on foliage (along with just the right temperature). Weeds and forget-me-nots growing near this clematis seem to be vectors for powdery mildew in this area so I keep the area around this one clear. My other clematis' though love a bath once in a while in the morning (in time for the leaves to dry during the day). Thank you for watching and asking your question Gardening Junkie! -mary
Your videos are very useful. I intend to plant clematis for the first time and I want to combine it with roses. Do you think the climbing polka rose is a good chromatic fit for the president clematis? Thanks.
A color combo that one person adores another person may not prefer. That's what makes designing fun! It always helps to actually see flowers in bloom and not rely on photos on labels or the internet because they can be inaccurate. I wonder if polka and clematis 'Champagne' would be a combo you would like? Oh, or Polka and a white clematis like 'Marie Boisselot'. Let us know what you decide. You can message me on my facebook page and send a photo of you plants growing together. Thank you for watching and posting! -mary
I'm 🙌 so GRATEFUL to finally find a thorough tutorial for my own hybrid clematis plant!!!! 🌺🥰🌺
What do you recommend doing, if the tips of the leaves start turning brown & new shoots are yellowish in color?
This is the first year that my clematis (it looks exactly like the one featured in your video) has had this issue with yellowing leaves on new growth.
It's been living in the same patio container for 5 years now, and it has consistently re-bloomed beautiful big blooms twice a year for the past 5 years.
Oh C.C. I hope it is not clematis wilt (also called Stem Rot). Just in case it is, when you prune away the effected stems remember to disinfect your pruners before making the last cut on the stem you are working on. I use alcohol to disinfect my pruners but some people use bleach in a 1 part bleach to 10 parts water solution (i don't want to bleach my clothes accidentally).
I had this happen to my 'Niobe' clematis that i have also had for numerous years in a large container. It just started looking so poorly. I checked the soil and found that the rootzone was very dry but I think more importantly, I had a geranium growing in the same pot and the roots of that geranium were surrounding 'Niobi'. I removed the geranium and improved the watering and it has recovered.
Before adding more water check the soil because wilt can present as the plant wanting more water but that may not be the case.
Let us know how it goes C. C. -mary
Twice a year?
I'm SO proud of my Snow Queen Clematis. It is in Group 2 so it blooms on old and new growth. I have NO idea of when or how to prune it so I don't. all of my buds/flowers are at the top. It wants to continue growing and it has exceeded my fence height. I guess I should take the new growth and attempt to weave it back down the fence and have it reclimb? I can not dig sow enough so I cover the root with cardboard and coffee grounds. This will simulate a deeper root. The root is covered with oak leaves now. The people who owned this property before us poured cement with NO regard to plants:-( so this is my challenging work around. In addition to the cement the Oak tree is SO big that it's roots have claimed this side of the lawn. Surprisingly Snow Queen found a way to push thru whereas Jackmanii did not. Thank goodness for my long handled Sneeboer pointed spade or I could make no attempt to plant near this fence. The worms are plentiful so they have done this work of finding spots for the clematis to root. I am a BIG advocate of cover crops. Rebecca along the fence but more compact has just opened:-)
Portia, your plants sound so loved. I think you might like to know about an excellent book about Clematis (it is my go to book!). It's called Simply Clematis by Edith Malek. Even though I think it is out of print, I think you can still find it online. As to pruning, even if you knew nothing at all, if you prune just above fat buds you can do well. Once, when i knew nothing about plants, I read to cut to 18" and I took my tape measure out there, cut the clematis to 18" and ..........it died! It died because there were no viable buds below that cut I made. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor That's great info. I just ordered (3) more from Brushwood Nursery Dominika type 3, Sugar Sweet Blue type 2, and Bees Jubilee type 3. I had Sugar Sweet Blue before but either my rabbits ate it or it is the only one I was able to save and transplant. None the less I am sneaking them in close to my chain-link fence where the previous owner poured cement in the hopes of making a patio that he never made. Now I've got this cement to contend with:-( I have to look and see if these are type (3) bc I can prune those all the way down. I don't bother pruning type 2 until I see their thriving. Snow Queen needs pruning bc all of her flowers are at the top. She's type 2.
Hi! Can I use the water soluble plant food from proven winners on my Hybrid Clematis? Total gardening newbie here! Thank you!!!
Hi Martylugo. Thank you so much for your salutation! People tend to just blurt out questions as if I am Seri. Welcome to gardening!! Yes, your clematis will probably love that plant food as long as it is all purpose. Just read the package directions so you get the right quantity. The hybrid clematis' can be fertilized once a month during the growing season (which lasts until late fall here in Zone 9). Then take a break from fertilizing until they start to grow back in spring. Let us know how it goes! -mary
@@TheGardeningTutor thank you so much for the reply!!! I love getting advice from amazing knowledgeable gardeners!! Planting up my Clematis this weekend! Have a blessed week!!!
When should I trim newly planted clematis group 2? It is not bushy at all
Greetings! It will take time for your new clematis to fill in but you can do two things: prune off the flowers (and their stem that is attached to the flower) once a flower has finished. Then when all the first flush flowers have finished you can prune the stem down leaving 3 sets of healthy buds. On my older clematis generally leave 2 sets of bud but because your is so lanky let's give it a good chance of filling in more after the first flush of flowers. I can get 3 rounds of blooms from my hybrid clemais' you may be able to get that too if you prune lightly again after the second flush of blooms is finished. Then at the end of summer i leave the last flower flush to go to seed because the seedheads are pretty in fall and pruning then will not make more flowers before our frosty weather. Let us know how it goes. -mary
Great video. But the first trellis was made from some rebar and the Clematis seemed o like that one.
Thank you Bob! I can't remember just know the first trellis without watching it again myself but the trellis that looks like rebar comes in a grid form something like 7 feet by 17 feet and we cut it to what size we need. It's called reinforcement wire where we buy it. You is technically rebar. :) -mary