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Purchased from Natorps in gallon container 2005. Spreading well over trellis with lots of buds.
From description: A modern Jackmanii type with some viticella blood in its veins too. Vigorous and free-flowering from June through to September, ideal with Roses and yellow-flowered plants.
Pruning group 3 (from Clematis on the Web Hyperlink This group contains all the late flowering species and hybrids. Although these varieties will flower if left unpruned, they will soon become bare at the base and flowers will be produced well above head-height. This is ideal when growing clematis into a tree, but for general use hard pruning is recommended. Each February, prune all stems back to approximately 30cm (12") from ground level, cutting just above an old leaf joint. New growth will soon appear, resulting in a plant whivh is green from top to bottom and with flowers at a more acceptable height.
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May 24, 2006
Fertilized with Bayer 2 in 1 and light compost mulch.
Jun 10, 2006
Something's eating either the buds or the flowers. Or maybe the seed heads. But there are stems that just end as if clipped.
Jun 27, 2006
Some wilting, dying off going on.
Addendum, July 1, 2006. Not wilting but rather a broken vine down near the base.
Jul 15, 2006
Main vine cut or broken off at the base. Clean cut versus splitting of vine which occurs when bent. Rabbit or some other critter? I pulled all of it off the trellis and selected several good cuttings to put in water. We'll see. :(
Moved three of the best remaining to seed starting soil with rooting hormone in "greenhouse" kit about one week ago. (7/23/06?) Placed in living room window. (Northern exposure). (8/17/06: Pulled the rootings out. No roots developed.)
Aug 9, 2006
Mulched bed before the new growth showed up. It's growing quite quickly now, about six inches+.
Oct 10, 2006
Blooming. No clinging tendrils, though, so I attached to trellis with plant ties. One stem had some wind damage before I tied it. Incomplete cut, and seems to be doing better once straightened out and tied in place.
Feb 18, 2007
Each February, prune all stems back to approximately 30cm (12") from ground level, cutting just above an old leaf joint. New growth will soon appear, resulting in a plant whivh is green from top to bottom and with flowers at a more acceptable height.
This may not be necessary since it's growing new from the base after breaking off right now in Aug.
