Clematis will it Live or will it not?????
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 21, 2012Your clematis has shown a strong will to live, Tania, by rooting right through the pot, and I don't think there's any reason for that to stop now. But, as Four Seasons points out, it is is never going to look like your neighbor's clematis because that is a different variety. Clematis should be transplanted when they are dormant, as in having lost all their leaves. My suggestion that you transplant it now was based on your having a good six weeks of time before the ground freezes. If you don't think that's the case, wait until spring, but do it as soon as the ground can be worked, before your plant leafs out. Also, remember that clematis are slow to get established. Your plant is likely to not do much next season. Your "Jackmanii" is in the group of clematis that should be pruned hard in early spring (again before growth begins). Cut the stems back to a pair of strong buds 6 to 8 inches above the ground.Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 21, 2012@Douglas Hunt The weather here is weird... One minute it is 75-80 degrees and the next it is in the 30's .... I never know when the hard freeze is coming... I'm wanting to go get a BIG Pot from the Nursery and Cut the bottom out as did my neighbor but then again I'm scared that in 2 or 3 weeks we will get a HARD Freeze and it will kill the plant??? When you said to cut the stems back 6 to 8 inches above the ground, I don't think I'll be able to do this cause Where the stem Broke is 16 inches up and the New Stem Growth re sprouted at 48 inches """ Should I still Cut it Back to 8 inches???"""""... Oh and BTW Do You Know the Name of the Clematis that MY NEIGHBOR HAS???Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 21, 2012A hard freeze will not kill the plant. It is going to die back to the ground during the winter. Putting it in a bigger pot will help provide some protection to the roots and help it make it through the winter, but, ultimately, it will be happier in the ground. I'm sorry but I don't know which clematis your neighbor has: there are thousands of cultivars.Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012@Douglas Hunt thanks for the tip on the cutting of "the stems back to a pair of strong buds 6 to 8 inches above the ground". That sure helps me as I also have 2 Clematis Jackmanii that I bought in the Spring 2012. Btw, they both have done very well until now. I wish I could share some pics I took of them when they both flowered, but my computer is again not allowing to post pics. : (Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012@TaniaC thank u for having post this as I just learned 2 things from Doug on it.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 21, 2012@Leida R: Clematis are known for not doing well in Florida. I'm glad you have experience to the contrary.Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012Thanks @Douglas Hunt that's what a friend of mine who also came from NY (just like me) tells me. He also tell me that they don't usually flower as much as mine 2 do. For example: my 2 flower one time after another. In other words, is a constant thing. He says that they are not usually like that. Is that true???Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 21, 2012I'm not sure about the bloom time for all of them. Jackmanii is known as a late bloomer, I think, but the rules are different in Florida, as you're finding out!Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012@Douglas Hunt / @KneeDeep Ponds, Inc., one more question, one of my flowers on 1 of my Jackmanii plants had a 5 petals flower to it instead of 4 petals, would u know the answer to that?Helpful Reply
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KneeDeep Ponds, Inc. on Oct 21, 2012Your neighbor has a Clematis Henryii (hybrid botanical name) and as Four Season Nursery said you have a Jackmanii. Both are woody vines and the blooms your plant produced this year are typical of a young plant. Next years plnt will produce more because there will be more new growth where the flowers are produced. Your neighbors on the other hand produces flowers on old wood. Glad to see you have it on a trellis. If you are going to leave it where it is I suggest you pick up a bale of straw and insulate it for the winter, you guys get pretty cold up there. Just loosen the bale and use the entire bale to cover you don't want snow and ice to set on top of or around the root ball. This should protect it until spring. If the landscapers in your area are still planting I don't see any reason for you not to do what Four Season recommended right now. Just make sure you dig down deeper than the pot by a few inches so you get the roots that have grow below the pot. I would still do the straw bale after you've planted it as insurance against the snow and ice. Just remember one thing...when you buy a plant from a nursery or garden store you are getting a baby not an adult...they are small and tender and the roots want to be in the ground. When a branch breaks just go back to the next healthy bud joint and prune back to within a 1/4" of the bud and a new shoot will appear that will produce more flowers. Good LuckHelpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 21, 2012Leida, I think Jackmanii can have four to six petals. Excellent tips, KneeDeep.Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012Thanks, Doug!!!Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 21, 2012OK Here is what I did @Douglas Hunt and @KneeDeep Ponds, Inc. and @360 Sod (Donna Dixson) and @Leida R ... I went ahead a popped her out of the ground and Dug a hole... After I dug the hole I Cut the bottom off the planter and put it in the hole. I then put the roots and soil of the clematis in the planter and filled and covered it with soil... I then Covered the soil with a blanket of Mulch.... I noticed that the stem is still green inside where it was broke so that is a good sign and the roots look really healthy.... So Here is crossing fingers XXX and wishing me luck That it makes it through the winter....:)))Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Oct 21, 2012You are good plant Mama TaniaHelpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012@TaniaC, GREAT JOB!!!Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 21, 2012@TaniaC: That planter is not helping your clematis. It is confining the roots. Since you've uprooted it, better to give the roots room to spread. Also, make sure to keep the soil level even with where it was in the pot. The mulch should not touch the plant itself, so pull it away from the stalk. Yes, green is good!Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 21, 2012@Douglas Hunt Even If I cut the whole entire bottom out of the planter??? Is this still going to confine the roots???The planter just acts as a ring around the outside of the plant... It's all dirt straight DOWN VVVVV NO BOTTOM IN THIS PLANTERHelpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012This is one of my Clematis Jackmanii. Pic taken on Aug. 31, 2012Helpful Reply
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KneeDeep Ponds, Inc. on Oct 21, 2012Good tips Douglas. Especially about the mulch.Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 21, 2012WOW Thanks For Sharing @Leida R I can't wait til mine have lots of blooms I just love that Bright PurpleHelpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012I'm so taking advantage of this post. Thank u for all this info on the Jackmanii!!!Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 21, 2012Thanks!!! My grew a lot (I think) in just about 4 months. Well, considering they don't grow too fast, and I bought them I believe sometime in April.Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 21, 2012I'm Learning a lot too.:))))Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 22, 2012@TaniaC : Plant roots don't grow straight down, they grow out as well. If you like the way the ring looks, cut most of the sides off, too, and put it around the plant like a necklace. But no more than an inch or so should be in the ground.Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 22, 2012OK Thanks @Douglas Hunt ....Gosh! now I have to go did it back out again;;;(((((((Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 22, 2012Sorry to make more work, but your plant will be happier in the long run, and that will make you happier, too.Helpful Reply
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KneeDeep Ponds, Inc. on Oct 22, 2012Just think of it this way TaniaC...you now know how to do it right and will only have to plant the next plant only one time...and if you are in doubt always watch what landscapers are doing in your area. They only make money when they plant a plant once and here are four rules to follow when you are planting in your yard 1 buy the plant 2 take the plant home 3 plant the plant (the hole should never be deeper than the root ball and should be twice as wide) 4 enjoy the fruits of your laborHelpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 22, 2012Thank you @Douglas Hunt ... It is another beautiful Day out side today so I am spending it in the Garden anyway...:♥ @KneeDeep Ponds, Inc. I L♥ve your 4 rules to follow..:)))) And Yes I will most definitely enjoy every minute of it..;))))Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 22, 2012Happy planting, Tania! Here's to that clematis looking great next year.Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Oct 22, 2012@Douglas Hunt If it survives the winter and come back in full bloom next year I promise, You will be the first to be notified ... Thank you so much and everyone else for all your help with my pretty PURPLE BABY...:) Cheers peace☮ and Love♥Helpful Reply
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Sharron W on Dec 03, 2012I LOVE my Clemantis, although I don't have a Jackmanii anymore, I left it at the last house.... and they are pretty tough...I think it'll do fine and you'll be surprised by all the growth next year...My Henrii was cut back HARD and so help he he's got a bud ready to open ANY DAY...LOL and it's December...Helpful Reply
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Sharron W on Dec 11, 2012LOL also your Neighbor has a different variety...the flowers on Henrii are huge...but also white... They like their feet in the shade and their tops in the sun...Helpful Reply
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La Mac on Jun 22, 2013I planted a clematis and it is not doing so well. I think it is not getting enough sun. It said to give it partial shade. So my question can they take full sun?Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Jun 22, 2013Hey @Douglas Hunt Just wanted to let you know My Clematis is doing fine...It made it through the winter and all this Crazy weather we've had in Southern Illinois... It didn't flower like I hoped But Maybe Next year it will have more blooms... Thank You so much for your expertise.... I was Hoping that more of the blooms would have been at the bottom of the trellis but it seemed that all the Blooms Congregated at the top and none at the bottom... Don't know why that is??? Maybe it will be fuller next year... also Maybe you can answer @La Mac's Question... Thanks :)Helpful Reply
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Mary M on Jun 22, 2013Beautiful, cant grow here in 100 degree heat.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 23, 2013So glad it's doing well, Tania.Helpful Reply
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TaniaC on Jun 23, 2013Thanks For all your help @Douglas Hunt ♥Helpful Reply
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Annie Doherty on Sep 28, 2016Tanya if your clematis has rooted itself into the ground, I personally wouldn't dig it up, I would cut the plastic flower pot off and top up the soil. You already have a trellis so it should keep growing well, as mentioned by posters above they love roots in the shade and head in the sun, it's beautiful you obviously saved it.:-)Helpful Reply
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