Clematis growth.

I was doing a bit of tidy up in the garden today.I noticed new growth shooting from the bottom half of one of my clematis. I have never noticed this before, at this time of year.
The clematis in question is-- Comtesse De Bouchaud. :thumb:.

 

Hi Music

We have a magnolia flowering in the park were I work so I would put it down to the warm weather we have had , as my wisteria has also in the past 3 weeks produced new growth as well which it normaly doesnt at this time of year


Spruce.

 

I have a Lathyrus under way again after pruning it back almost to the soil.

The weather doesn't know what to do, the plants neither.

 

The clems will produce new growth in late summer and early autumn - it's not unusual, a few of mine are and my Comptesse de B has produced stems that are about 3' long in the last few weeks !

I'd leave it be and prune as normal in the late winter.

 

Pruning Clematis

I have three in the early stages of climbing up a tree. Do I have to prune them back?

 

Now that all depends on which ones you have

1, 2 3


Spruce

 

One is a Montana Grandiflora. Another is a Scartho Gem. Both are about 3-4 feet high. The other is anonymous, but was planted much earlier and is 12 feet tall.

 

Montana :Group 1 no pruning (if you do need to after its flowered in the spring) but dont overdo it !!!! (I have grown this one up a silver birch years ago looked stuning .)

Scartho Gem Group 3: if it flowers in late June July? if earlier group 2 somone else will know on here exactly which one it falls under but both practicaly the same , prune very late March Early April down to about 12 inches dont be caught out with the frost as it will kill the new growth I always leave till then rather than do now or in December or January . you can also leave some of the longer growths on and just prune back to a nice fat green buds if you want to even it out .

With growing up a tree they will need a good feed in the spring and regular watering during the growing season you will have more flowers if you do

Spruce