Isn't Nelly Moser a type 2 where you prune after flowering if you need to? In this case I won't cut it all down come the spring right?
I just read somewhere that Nelly Moser should be cut back to about 18 inches every spring? Maybe it was just the author's preference - not sure. I don't remember what article it was either....
Nelly Moser question about pruning
Hi Dawn,
Got this off the internet. Hopefully I will remember this for my own Nellie Moser. The problem is that I have a huge new garden and I can't remember what to do with the plants unless I look them up.,
It does not demand much if any pruning, & the spring flowering is on the previous year's vines. If pruning does seem necessary, as much as the top third can be shorn down after the spring flowers go to seed. This will induce fresh growth & enhance the late summer & early autumn rebloom. Ours uses a tall trellised rose for its brace & weaves up & through the rose briars. It is somewhat shaded by the greater size of the rose, & gets chiefly morning sun. Like other fancy hybrid clematis, it likes to have its leaves & flowers in full sun, but its roots should be shaded & cool, in moist, humusy, well draining soil. Even its leafy vines like to have a bit more protection than do other clematises, as the huge flowers can be shortlived in too much hot sun, but are long-lasting in dappled sunlight or with only morning sun.
Regards,
Teri
