Clematis identification please

Hi Will, well, to be honest, there's not sufficient growth or flowers to identify the actual variety of Clematis We'll need to see the flowers and the time the Clematis flowered to be able to identify what Groups they are in and what they actually are. I have, at last count, 128 Clematis of different varieties throughout the garden and struggle to remember which is which when they're not in flower. If you can post some pics of them when they flower that would be a great help. But here's some information on the 3 different groups of Clematis

Clematis pruning: group one
Regular pruning of clematis encourages strong growth and flowering and keeps the growth in check. Left unpruned, clematis can turn into a mass of tangled stems with a bare base and flowers well above eye level. Clematis in pruning group one flower early in the year and should be pruned after flowering in mid- to late spring.


Quick facts
Suitable for Clematis flowering in spring on shoots produced the previous season
Timing Immediately after flowering in mid- to late spring
Difficulty Moderately easy


Clematis pruning: group two
Regular pruning of clematis encourages strong growth and flowering and keeps the growth in check. Left unpruned, clematis can turn into a mass of tangled stems with a bare base and flowers well above eye level. Clematis in pruning group two are the large-flowered hybrids that flower in May to June and should be pruned in late winter or early spring and after the first flush of flowers in summer.


Quick facts
Suitable for Large-flowered clematis hybrids, flowering in May and June
Timing Prune in late winter or early spring and after the first flush of flowers in early summer
Difficulty Moderately easy
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There are numerous clematis species, hybrids and cultivars, but for pruning purposes they are split into three distinct pruning groups based on the time of flowering and the age of the flowering wood.

Clematis in pruning group two are the large-flowered cultivars that flower in May to June on short shoots developing from the last year’s growth. Some flower again in late summer on new growth.

Clematis pruning: group three
Regular pruning of clematis encourages strong growth and flowering and keeps the growth in check. If left unpruned, clematis can turn into a mass of tangled stems with a bare base and flowers well above eye level. Clematis in pruning group three flower in late summer on growth made in that season and should be pruned in late winter or early spring. This method is suitable for herbaceous clematis.


Quick facts
Suitable for Clematis flowering in late summer on growth made in that season, and herbaceous clematis
Timing Late winter to early spring
Difficulty Moderately easy
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• When to prune clematis in group three
• How to prune clematis in group three

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There are numerous clematis species, hybrids and cultivars, but for pruning purposes they are split into three distinct pruning groups based on the time of flowering and the age of the flowering wood.

Clematis in group three flower in late summer on growth made in that season. They make new growth from the base each year, so can be cut back hard on a regular basis.