Friday, January 27, 2012

Why does my clematis vine stop blooming so early in Summer?

I have a beautiful purple clematis vine growing on a large trellis. It blooms profusely in late Spring, but does not bloom into Summer like so many others I've noticed. Could ants be eating the blossoms? I removed the spent flowers and pruned it a bit....also removed a spider web. I feed it periodically with plant food, and its roots are protected with pine straw. Any ideas to keep it flowering. It makes a beautiful statement beside our porch.

Why does my clematis vine stop blooming so early in Summer?
Pruning could be the source of your problem. Clematis blooms from the new growth, not the old woody stems. Some early bloomers will bloom a second time, but most bloom only once. Find a later blooming variety and plant it with your existing one. The vines will inter-twine and you will have an extended blooming cycle. There's quite a variety out there that bloom at different times. I've intermixed early, mid and late bloomers to extend the show.
Reply:Some varieties are early bloomers. yours may be one ( I have some, too... they bloom PROFUSELY in the spring and that's it...). If that's the case.. you can't make them bloom again. You might check with a local nursery to see if there would be a little later blooming variety and you could grow them together...?
Reply:WHELL MOST LIKELY ITS THE CLIMATE CHANGES.;..BUT YOU CAN TRY TO PUT IT ALOT MORE IN THE SUN

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