It's Sweet Autumn Clematis Season Again!
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Comments (1)I wondering if you have any Clematis this year. If so email and I will trade or send SASBE if you have more. Thank you for your kindness. sable0162@att.net...See MoreSweet Autumn Clematis advice
Comments (6)here's my humble take on your situation: 1) sacs are pretty vigorous but my own experience has been that they can withold much flowering until established. 2) in your zone, the cold winters could be killing off top growth, and if you didn't plant your clematis deep enough (burying a couple leaf nodes so dormant shoots can grow from underground where they are protected) this could set back top growth. i generally plant my clematis 4" below the soil line. in your case, perhaps i could suggest 6". 3) constantly digging up and disturbing the roots of your clematis will only keep setting it back. they don't like their roots disturbed and the general rule of year 1 sleep year 2 creep year 3 leap would apply here. if burying it deep, mulching well, and patiently waiting for it to establish (like at 4 years) doesn't work, then i have no idea. maybe someone else on this forum who is in your area can comment on how their sac does in your climate. from my experience visiting your state, it is bitter bitter cold, feels much colder than my zone 6/borderline 5 and i cannot imagine how different it would be to have a clematis garden there....See MoreSweet autumn clematis
Comments (5)I just planted my first one this year. I'll throw this out there - maybe those more knowledgable can chime in, but I remember reading that Sweet Autumn Clematis is a common name for various genus or species - whatever the proper terminology is - and that you have to be careful who or where you purchase it from. ??????? I'm going solely off of memory... I wonder if this has something to do with it. I'm curious myself. Also, with my other clematis, mostly type 3's, I prune back the vines so that they start branching out at the height I want them to, and also because this helps to establish root development the first two years, thus creating a bushier plant. Whether this is recommended for the SAC, perhaps the experts can chime in on this as well. Good luck. My vine is now approx. 4 feet tall, but not much branching, just planted earlier this year....See MoreSweet Autumn Clematis as groundcover on "chert" hill?
Comments (1)Sweet Autumn Clematis is an invasive vine--seeds all over the place here....See Moreaussie_clematis
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