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Sweet Autumn Clematis question
Comments (5)Mary, sweet autumn clematis can reseed itself quite easily and become a pest with all the volunteer seedlings it can produce in certain gardening zones. It reseeds itself like mad in my area and in an attempt to deal with mine and prevent it from reseeding, I typically cut my plant back by half after it blooms so that all the developing seedheads are removed. I then cut the plant nearly to the ground in late December/early January since the plant doesn't stay green for me all winter long. In your zone, if the plant stays green all winter, you might be able to cut it back by half after it initially blooms and get another bloom flush out of it by late fall/early winter. Then in late winter you could cut it back to almost ground level and it should be good to go for that growing season. I would find it quite interesting to see if you could get it to bloom for you more than once during any growing season. I am wondering how early in the season it might bloom for you since in my zone, my SAC blooms in early August, whereas in other zones it actually blooms in the fall as the name implies....See MoreClematis question for metal fence
Comments (2)They will need assistance, something thinner that they can wrap their around. Netting or wire....See MoreVirgin's Bower clematis questions???
Comments (1)It IS scented but how strongly is variable.....often scent is encouraged or discouraged by siting and with other types of clem, scent seems to be highly determinant on provenance. If the mother plant the seeds or cuttings were derived from is highly scented, the offspring will generally be so as well. Sun tends to amplify scent, so a shadier location may not produce as strong a fragrance. Are you planting this from seed? If so, I'm not sure I'd direct sow. This is a big, vigorous native vine and you only need one :-) Maybe start the seeds in small seed starting containers, then pick the healthiest and most robust to plant out. Parts of many clematis are considered toxic, mostly the foliage (contains an alkaloid, clematine) but there is nothing about the plant that would attract kids to consume it - no berries or interesting looking pods - so I would not be overly concerned. FWIW, the vast majority of common garden plants are toxic to some degree or another so it is a very good idea to train small children early on NOT to put any plant parts in their mouths unless approved by mom and dad!!...See MoreRooting Clematis Question?
Comments (5)Well I would give it a little tug to see if it was rooted. I use large clear bags and would open the top of the bag first for a day or so and then if it seemed ok would take it out and grow it on, in its pot. Actually I usually take the pot that the new plant is in and bury it in my garden in the fall so that the roots are not disturbed. Last summer I had a new rooted clematis that was growing fine so decided to plant it in the garden. It didn't come back this year so the rooted cutting of the same clematis will be left in its pot and buried in the garden this fall. Anyway thats my 2 cents for what its worth....See Moreerasmus_gw
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