Clematis

[JENIAN]

Is it dead???  ??? Bought and planted a clematis last autumn, no sign of buds and the branches are brown inside.  Will it try to grow from the bottom ??? cheers,

Ian

[JENIAN]

[saddad]

Possibly... but many do grow up from the ground... do you have a variety name? I would expect to be seeing new shoots by now...  :-\

[Obelixx]

It depends on the variety as, while many will cope with cold down to -25C, not all clematis are even frost hardy.     

If it isn't tender and you planted it deep enough and gave it food and made sure it was never thirsty then new shoots should appear in the next few weeks  You could try giving it a boost with some liquid rose or tomato food.

Once it does start to grow, give it a slow release feed of pelleted chicken manure or blood fish and bone mixed lightly in to the soil around the base of the plant but being careful about damaging mor enew shoots coming through.  Water it well and then mulch with compost and scatter a few wildlife friendly slug pellets as slugs love new clematis shoots.

[JENIAN]

Possibly... but many do grow up from the ground... do you have a variety name? I would expect to be seeing new shoots by now...  :-\

florida 'FLORE PLENO'

[saddad]

According to Taylors Clematis http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/clematis-plena.html
It's a group three and flowers on this years shoots... so keep an eye out for new growth anytime now..  :)

[Alex133]

Clematis are good at looking dead as a doornail then coming back to life  :)

[JENIAN]

Thank you all for your advice ;)  I will watch and wait ;D

Ian