Whether you say CLEMatis or CleMATis it’s still a beautiful flowering vine!
- Group 1 aka A – sets flower buds in July for flowers in Spring the following year. They flower on old wood (new wood is the first year growth). That means any pruning should be done AFTER they flower but before July. They have the smallest size flowers.
Clematis 'Freckles' - Group 1
- Group 2 aka B – there are 2 subgroups B1 which flowers twice a year in May/June and in September. B2 flowers continuously from June into September. They both flower on old and new wood so pruning should happen late in Spring after the first flush of growth to take out dead or weak wood.
Clematis 'Crystal Fountain' - Group 2
Group 3 aka C – this group is the latest clematis to flower starting in July to September. They flower on new wood only. Prune out all the old wood in early spring so the energy goes to growing new wood which means more flowers.
Clematis 'Avant Garde' - Group 3
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