Clematis: Pinching Belle of Woking, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Thanks so much, Marcia. What good would I be to other clematis lovers if I squashed their enthusiasm? LOL

Marie - you're 100% welcome to be another tester of the pruning theory of Jeanne's. You will get more stems but I've yet to see more flowers.

As for the lanky ones...take a deep breath and cut them by half.

Another test: I decided not to do a thing about pruning Candida Lanuginosa and it's now over 20' tall and reaching the top of the 15 year old magnolia. What a laugh. It won't ever be as lush as Liberation, which is in full sun, but I was just curious so I let it go as it would in nature. After bloom I'll cut it back to 2 to 3'.