Clematis: Starting new clem, 0 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
I purchased Comtesse du Bouchaud a couple of years ago. I did purchase and plant her before I knew that she needed to be planted an inch or two below the pot level, so I did not do that when she was planted. She never really gets very bushy - this was her 3rd year last year.

I am thinking seriously of only cutting her back part way this Spring and burying the nodes of the uncut stems in the dirt with the hopes of rooting these stems. I was thinking that I could produce a plant that looked fuller and bushier. Will this work?