My neighbour has a clematis that badly needs pruning, she wants to know when is best to do it.?

i didn't know you got hair on a clitoris, oh hold on it says clemetis, any time between april and august

My neighbour has a clematis that badly needs pruning, she wants to know when is best to do it.?
you do not prune them
Reply:this is one bush that looks better not trimmed . Remove dead plant material after plant has finished flowering~ Old Percy would have been proud of me
Reply:Hello there, it all depends on the type of Clematis she has. They are divided into 3 groups which is based on their flowering time and habit.

Group 1 includes the montana, macropetala, armandii and alpina species. These are all vigorous growers that flower early in the season and should be pruned after flowering.

Group 2 species produce large solitary flowers and they flower on the current season's growth, so need to be pruned in early spring before growth starts.

Group 3 is the same as group 2 and need pruned before growth starts.

If any of them are pruned incorrectly the worst thing to happen would be losing a season of flowers. Tell her to prune down to a healthy pair of leaf buds. Good luck, x
Reply:First don't trim back a clematis even though there is alot of dead growth in the fall and winter. The new growth will sprout from the old dead looking branches in the spring.

If you trim it back you can and probably will kill it. Just let it grow around a nice tall trellis and it will be fine.
Reply:depends on the type of Clematis, some do not need pruning, others need an autumn prune and others a spring one, some need just pruning down and others almost to ground level. SHe does need to know which one it is, suggest looking on a gardenoing site to find out the type, then searching online for the information.
Reply:in the spring, b4 the new growth appears.

hack it back beyond where u want it, allow it 2 grow back 2 a manageable bush.
Reply:For optimum pruning one has to know which kind of clematis is to be pruned. However, all clematis type will respond OK to pruning in early and mid-spring. However, the early flowering type clematis may miss flowering he first year after pruning if cut too low. the early flowering type should have been pruned before mid-summer lost year.

Here is more info:

http://gardening.about.com/od/perennials...

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/plantfinde...

http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/cl...
Reply:http://www.clematisnursery.com/Pruning.a...
Reply:Depends which Clematis she has - different types need slightly different methods and times - Some require a light pruning - Spring flowering clematis need pruning immedaitely after flowering. Summer flowering clematis need pruning in early spring. Varieties that flower in late summer or early autumn need hard pruning in early spring and cut back to within a few inches of the previous years growth!



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Which divot put a thumbs down - the info above comes directly from an expert growers Clematis ONLY book! I think he knows what he's talking about
Reply:There are some varieties that will take over your house,i.e. Clemetis Montana, it is a smaller flower that blooms in early spring, March or April depending where you live. If you did not prune you would be overwhelmed. Some varieties take a while to get established and probably need a couple of years to get going, but all are worth the effort. I think I have 12 of them. All varieties. They are beautiful.
Reply:chlamydia is something that needs to be dealt with early before it grows out of hand
Reply:can you find her clematis under her overgrown bush?