Did you fertilize?...Do you know the name and what Pruning Group it is?..Moving a Clem can cause it's first blooms to be smaller..kinda think about it like it's trying to get back on its feet!!...Jeanne

That's what I thought, too. But three years later? And the growth has been massive -- the vine is well over 10ft. long.

Not sure of the name. The flowers are pure white, though. New growth in the spring comes from the old 'branches'.

Don't think ferts. were used. But then, ferts. were never in use on this vine in the first place. It's always kind of been left to nature and always did well until that pruning. Not that I would say it's not doing well now.... just wondering why the flowers are coming in so much smaller than they should be.

Actually, this year the flower bed it grows out of was redone and made deeper with fresh soil. The white clematis wasn't moved in the process, though.

Thanks again!

Your new soil you added was like fertilizing it..I would recommend fertilizing with either Rose Fertilizer or Tomato Fertilizer next Spring..Blooming on old wood says it's a pruning group 2 which means no prune except to shape and keep in bounds which is only done after it has bloomed or to remove dead vines from winter kill in the spring..those are the vines that don't have leaf buds appear and are pruned down to the ground each year...Jeanne

So, should the flowers get back to original size or will they remain small? Has LOTS of them and all, but they're barely an inch across.

Thanks again!

I should think it would go back to the size it was...lot's of newly planted clematis' blooms are a bit different or smaller and change and look normal with age...it'll be fine...post a pic if you can and we can try to get a name for it...Jeanne

Next time I visit mom, will take some pics. Assuming the thing's still in bloom. Can't tell much without the flowers, you know?

Thanks for all the input! Appreciate it!

You are so welcome...Jeanne