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  • Answered by
    Susan75023 on
    July 15, 2011
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    Some growers remove the spent flowers to encourage a new flush of flowers. Some people like the seedheads. If you wish to have more flowers, trim the dead flowers to just below the second leaf note so it will produce more stems and keep it watered. If you like the seedheads, remove 50 percent of them. Good luck.

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    Nikki on
    July 14, 2011
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    Use a fertilizer high in phosphorous on your clematis. Something that is about a 10-20-10 NPK ratio or even rose food can be used to fertilize clematis. Anything having too much nitrogen will only result in an abundance of foliage growth with few blooms. You do not need to deadhead blooms but doing so will not hurt the plant. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/clematis/growing-clematis.htm

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    Nikki on
    August 11, 2011
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    It sounds like something is attacking the roots. There are several rodents and grubs that can do this. Check the roots for damage and inspect the area for grubs.

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    Nikki on
    August 12, 2011
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    Clematis vines only need a basic mulch cover on the crown after the soil freezes. Keep it moist before freeze up and it should get through the winter just fine. Hold off pruning until early spring for most types or following bloom in others. This article may be helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/clematis/growing-clematis.htm

    Indoor plants should be cut back to 8-12 inches. Also, container-grown clematis may need to be insulated or moved to a sheltered location for successful overwintering.

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    Heather on
    August 29, 2011
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    It sounds like the plant has a fungus. There are many it could be, but most are treated with a fungicide. Just treat the plant with a fungicide and this should help.

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    PredoTheGardener on
    August 31, 2011
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    Best time to prune clematis is just after flowering. As to how much, depends on how established the plant is, I've cut well established plants back to just above the ground and they come back stronger than ever. If you don't have many shoots you can cut them back to a few buds then the plant will produce a lot more shoots the following season. In my opinion as a pro gardener you won't do any damage to a clematis by any amount of pruning. Just keep the dead twiggy stuff out and prune to restrict.

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    Nikki on
    October 22, 2011
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    The stalk on the yucca can have a seedpod. Most people just discard it, but you can plant the seeds to get more yucca if you would like. This article can help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/propagation-of-yucca-plant.htm

    To make the clematis bush out, snip the very end of the vine off, just like the last few inches. This will force the terminal (side) buds to turn into branches and make the plant more bushy.

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