Clematis help needed

Hi all,
I'm new to this site and also to gardening. I've only been taking a proper interest in my garden for the last couple of years so I'm hoping to learn lots from this forum and all of you!
I planted a clematis Passiflora Damsels Delight on a trellis last year. It gets sun from early morning to late afternoon. It has grown really well and this summer I was thrilled to see multiple buds. However, a few of them have 'almost' opened but then fallen off before doing so. I have checked inside; there are no bugs at all.
I've used generic feed a couple of times and have just started using tomato feed weekly. Will this help do you think?
Any other advice?

 

Hi Armandii,
We've had a mixture of sun and rain. Today is just drizzle. Roots are shaded with pebbles and shade from a salvia for most of the time it's in full sun too. Found another one on the floor this morning, again nothing creepy inside.

 

to GC @BloomWhereYou'rePlanted

Perhaps you could add your location to your profile as that may provide a clue as to the issues with your clematis. Just your general location would do e.g. County nothing too revealing

 

@"M" Yes good idea! I'm in Cheshire and have updated my profile after figuring that out too. Do excuse a totally random use of as I've never seen this one before. Love it!

 

Excused!

 

Right, I've figured out if I do this via my iPhone, it's far easier to upload pics direct. So here's the problem Clematis in all it's non-glory,

 

It looks like a healthy passion flower to me

 

@ARMANDII
200 Clematis - wow! I'm relieved that it's just our recent rainfall and humidity. I should be grateful it seems healthy and has given me some nice blooms

Thank you @martin-f I was pleased with the growth and when there were so many buds I got carried away I think! Still a novelty for me when plants survive

 

Yes a Passion flower does not need roots shaded or over feeding just give it a good mulch in Autumn looks well , can drop buds by over feeding ,never feed mine and flowers well

 

@zenj
Should I never feed it at all then? Not even with an all purpose food or tomato food?

 

Erm why have I described this Passion flower as a clematis? Can somebody wise in the ways of middle aged brains please advise? Sorry for the confusion everyone. Ha!

 

I put a few in 3 years ago, they have been very slow growers up until this year, the one below has spread from the fence nearly to the mirror window in a few months, i never feed mine,

They might be classed as a clematis take no notice of me .

 

@martin-f Haha, no I don't think they are classed as clematis. Its probably because I was writing down the names of my new clematis at the same time as figuring out how to upload pics on here!


Yours looks lovely, hoping mine continues so that it covers more of the fence I'll stop feeding my *Passion flower* then