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Clematis Pruning and Groups - Your Help Please
Turnipfarmer
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Our Clematis is look great and started to flower end of April start of May, which pruning group does this fall into?
Its looking really strong,sadly I don't know which variety it is as we didn't plant it, will a photo help with the variety ID?
basically should I prune it after its flowered?
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Yours is probably a Montana or armandii.
So pruning is normally just to tidy and keep in its place.
If serious pruning is needed, doing so now gives the plant time to regrow and flower next year. Although flowering will be limited.
Clematis that flower in summer - late summer, can mostly be pruned in spring, due to flowering on new growth. Viticellas, for example.
Stuff like clematis cirrhosa tend to be semi evergreen, and only need dead wood removing or tidying after flowering in winter/ spring
If in doubt, leave it out.
You won't kill a Clematis by doing nothing, it will just lose it's shape gradually, and some flowering potential
Rule is simple, before June, don't prune.