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Recently purchased clematis

12 years ago

I recently purchased a small clematis from a nursery and, since planting it, have seen no growth. Is this normal? The plant was in a small container and well tangled with a small 12" wooden trellis. Any thoughts?

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lismari
12 years ago
Do you know the name of the clematis? Sometimes they take a while to get established. As long as it's still alive, I would just wait and see.
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
12 years ago
IME most clematis spend a good chunk of their energy the first year establishing roots, and so you see less top growth than with many other plants. Particularly since this is newly planted, give it time.
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PghDave
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks for the advice! I do not have the names unfortunately. Attached is a pic of the recently planted one (pic had a white flower). The same thing happened to my first ever clematis last year, and this year it is flourishing. Patience it is!
PghDave
Original Author
12 years ago
This is the other one I bought that day. Is now an ok time to plant it?
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
12 years ago
"Is now an ok time to plant it?"

Yup. Just check the soil moisture often so it doesn't dry out.
lismari
12 years ago
Yep, I agree. Keep it well watered. I planted my Ice Blue clem around this time last year, and now its looking like this:

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