Clematis Yellowing Leaves
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t_vibe
Location: Outside the Maritime Pacific Northwest
Posted: Apr-30-2005 at 8:48am
I recieved a Clematis as a gift 3 weeks ago. It leafs look yellow and frayed. Overwater? Whatcan I do to bring this plant to it's beautiful healthy self?
Teresa Viberg
Lisa A
Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro
Posted: Apr-30-2005 at 9:31am
Welcome to Rainy Side, Teresa.
It could be overwatering, underwatering, recent weather change affects, soil problems, the result of being root bound, pests or you-name-it. Our advice is tailored to the maritime Pacific Northwest. We could offer advice but depending on where you live and how similar our gardening climate and problems are, our advice may or may not be accurate.
Either way, we need more information. Tell us its site conditions - sun, shade - soil conditions - sandy, clay, etc - what you have done since planting and any other pertinent information and we'll do our best.
You might also check Planting and care of clematis here on this site.
Guest
Posted: Apr-30-2005 at 2:12pm
I'm thrilled to see this post and really, appreciate the resource:
Planting and care of clematis.
I recently bought two - however my neighbor said she has not had much luck with clematis.
So any suggestions are great to read.
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: Apr-30-2005 at 6:46pm
I planted two last summer. One was early spring when HD got in the everblooming, it was $9.00 and is very fragrant. It only flowers in the spring but I have driven by others in the area flowering for at least a month, but those were mature plants. The other is just a regular clematis with purple/blue flowers. They are planted right next to each other so they grow intertwined. Since one is evergreen you don't see a bunch of dead foliage on the fence. Also I have seen them with roses and dangling out of trees. The ones in the trees does not look cared for at all so they can take neglect after mature it seems. They like cool feet so when you plant them plant something else in front of them to shade the feet.
With the yellowed leaves do you think you over watered it? They can come back from that, put it in the hottest place in your yard. On the cement or next to bricks as they retain the heat and warm the bugger up more. After it dries out plant it, unless you want to try planting it now. Just make the hole a little bigger and put in healthy dry soil with it.
Hope that helped and I didn't ramble on too much.
~BakingBarb
sparklemama
Location: Western Washington
Posted: May-03-2005 at 10:01am
when you plant your clemmie be sure to plant it at least 3 inches lower the it was in the pot. this way if there are any diseases that affect the plant it can be cut back to that ground and it will send out new shoots from below. If the yellowing leaves have green veins, theres a chance that it is low in iron. If they are just yellow and discouraged looking then they may need a little magnesium. good luck. they are great vines, i know any one that i plant usually takes up to a year for it to settle in and really give you some good growth and blooms.
alderhills
Location: Oregon, Coast Range Mountains
Posted: May-09-2005 at 10:59pm
Wow, what great information. I have a fairly new clemmie and have not planted it yet. It is taking over the bbq on the back deck and really needs a permanent home. I live on a river on the coast and I think I have found a good spot for it. Thanks for all the help here! "Someday I hope to be a fuchsia with nothing to do but hang around, look beautiful, and let the hummingbirds tickle my toes." KAE
cjmiller
Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley
Posted: May-11-2005 at 3:26pm
I agree with the information from sparklemama, as it too has been my experience with clematis that the first year, it seems to be busy getting aclimated to its new home, but second year, you get a great feast for the eyes. I am also intrigued with the idea of a dual relationship between a clematis and forsythia, as the forsythia is pretty mundane after the early spring bloom. I noted that someone has already done this among the rainysiders, but I would love to have some recomendations of the "right color and specie"to plant.
Carol
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-12-2005 at 8:35pm
I have a white blooming evergreen clematis with a purple, non evergreen. Those two have only been in the ground 1 full year so bloom is not spectacular. They did not flower togethor, but so pretty anways. Down the fence are two pale pink everblooming roses and I just bought a white to yellow flowered honeysuckle, Lonicera something or other! Oh and the far end of the fence is a hops. I am pretty much a plant it person. I do not plan too much as far as color I blend em real well though.
~BakingBarb
sparklemama
Location: Western Washington
Posted: May-13-2005 at 9:24am
CJ in one of my forthysias i have C.'Comtesse de Bouchaud' climbing into it. It is late large flowering hybrid with mauve-pink blooms. I chose this one because it is in pruning group 3, which means that you cut back to within 12" of the ground in late winter or early spring.
This work because the forsythia only has blooms on it during this period and you can clearly see the clemmie. Whatever you decide to plant should be something from pruning group 3, that way you can tend it without having to fight the forsythia.
Any of the late large flowered hybrids are great for climbing into lare summer shrubs, roses, and buddleias.
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