Clematis: Your first clematis - show and tell, 2 by kjuddy

kjuddy wrote:
My first clematis was also Jackmanii and it was a beauty every single year it performed like clockwork until last year when I think it may have been crowded by another plant. It is back up this year but it is TINY - two little bitty stems although that is two more than last year. I wonder if it will come back or if I should replace it? Anyway here is a picture of it in the glory days - boy that really makes me miss him.