Clematis: To Clematis or Not to Clematis?, 1 by JeanneTX

JeanneTX wrote:
Yes Clematis usually take a good 3 years before they mature but viticellas are more vigorous than the Pruning Group 2's...NEVER fertilize once they start to set buds for you will only rush the bloom period..you only fertilize when you prune and for the group 2's you fertilize in late winter/early Spring and then AFTER they have bloomed for they will bloom again later in the season..I feed mine Alfalfa Tea which I attribute to them taking off well...I usually see my first blooms in early Spring on my Montanas and the viticellas soon after...I actually have blooms on my Florida Alba right now which is rare for January but this has been a mild winter until now which it is 31 degrees...brrrrrrrrrrr....