How much and when to prune clematis?

How can you tell whether the clematis flowers are on last year`s wood or new growth? If it flowers on new growth, should this be cut right back? Ours are growing in a basement gulley, so sunshine is much better at higher levels. Does this affect the pruning?

thank you for the advice.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 03/31/2019 @ 5:50 pm

You have to know the flowering time to know when to prune these. A general rule is to prune them directly after the flowers die for the year.

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