Clematis: Many buds in January??? and several questions, 1 by JeanneTX

JeanneTX wrote:
It is not unusual for Clematis to set winter flowerbuds in warmer climates but to also bloom...having an unusual warm spell and possibly in a micro-climated area are ideal for them to spit out a winter bud...I have some that are still blooming now in my Texas Zone of 8B...Clematis "William Kennett" is a pruning group 2 as you mentioned and does bloom on the vines grown from previous years..it SHOULDN'T be pruned unless you want to shape or keep in bounds and ONLY after it's bloom period is over...Hopefully your weather will keep so you can have a bit of beauty during the winter...Jeanne
ps...hardpruning newly planted baby pruning group 2 clematis is recommended to ensure strenghtening it's rootsystem and viability but after year two you shouldn't use this technique IMHO