Clematis, Early Large-flowered Clematis, Double Clematis 'Multi Blue'

On Mar 7, 2016, coriaceous from ROSLINDALE, MA wrote:

Blackened crispy leaves are often due to a common fungal disease called clematis wilt. Large-flowered clematis are more prone to clematis wilt than the species and small-flowered hybrids. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/you...

Clematis and tomatoes are two exceptions to the usual rule, and are best planted 6 inches deeper than the soil level in the pot. This protects the stem bases from mechanical damage, and helps prevent clematis wilt, whose fungus enters where there's damage. It also helps keep the roots cool.

Many small-flowered hybrids are spectacular in flower, and long-blooming. I consider them indispensable, especially th... read moree viticella hybrids. I've given up planting large-flowered hybrids, except for 'Jackmannii', which seems to be somewhat wilt resistant.

On Jul 5, 2014, hardwind from Shawmut, MT wrote:

i planted this last spring, got it in the mail nice and healthy started growing good, then started wilting turn dark brown, thought it was dying dug it up great roots roots moved it little cooler spot, this spring it came up turned yellow growing really slow. I planted another 1 where it was last year was doing good now turning yellow has a bud but it doesn't look happy direct morning sun in shade from 2pm on, planted a ground cover sedum on top maybe not enough or maybe should have planted it deeper. Any ideas. I live 30 miles north of Big Timber Mt. 59078. I think zone 4. Thanks hardwind

On May 24, 2011, canadianplant from thunder bay,
Canada (Zone 4b) wrote:

I purchased this, as a replacement for one that died ( which I also purchased a few weeks before). This was summer 2010. It is in a sunny warm corner, but was behind my weigelia, so the roots werent in full sun, just a warm spot.

It didnt grow to more then 2 feet, before the whole thing died back. I thought " well, i guess the corner is too warm, and I fried it". So this year, I decided not to plant any clematis along that wall.

Today, I take a look, and I notice this clematis is alive and more then well. Its taller then the other ones I have ( they all died back to a few inches from the ground.) So this year, im going to give it a heavy multch, and shade it with another plant.

It definetly suprised me to see this come back.

On May 21, 2009, MidnyteShadows from Cleveland, TN wrote:

I planted mine two years ago and it keeps getting better. The blooms are bigger this year. Mine got some kind of fungus at the end of its first season, I removed all affected areas of the plant, added more bonemeal (they love that) to the soil and watered a little more. Perfect! Cured very fast, now no sign of infection on plant. One note: Think about placement. I put it in my front flower bed by my front door, so when it rains hard the water from the roof sometimes knocks the petals off of the older flowers.

On Jul 21, 2004, oeffltd from Fakenham Norfolk,
United Kingdom wrote:

This plant grows well in Norfolk England in full sun
the flowers come in spring and July.
The flowers are stunning.

On Jun 9, 2003, mikamouse from Warren, MI wrote:

I found that placing rocks around the roots helps keep the roots cool while at the same time allowing the vine to have the sun it needs.