| I have a clematis vine planted in my backyard. It looks kind of sickly but still living. So the plant went through the whole summer, not a bloom. Then now in november it blooms, but only one bloom. Do you know what's wrong or how I can fix it? |
| I think what you've planted is a Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora). You can prune it back to ground level and next spring it will produce lots of healthy new growth. It will always flower in the fall. If you want a summer flowering clematis, plant one of the following varieties: Abundance - pinkie mauve, 3.5 inches, end of June to mid autumn, 20 feet Alba Luxurians - white with green, 3 inches, mid June to mid autumn, 16 feet Betty Corning - pale velvet bell shape, 2.5 inches, early summer to mid autumn, 10 feet Blekitny Aniol (Blue Angel) light blue, early summer to early autumn, 4 inches, 13 feet Blue Belle - dark purple, 4 inches, late summer, 20 feet Emilia Plater - violet blue, 4 inches, mid summer to mid autumn, 12 feet Etoile Violet - dark purple, 5.5 inches, mid-late June to early autumn, 15 feet Gypsy Queen - Deep Purple. July, 12 feet Hagley Hybrid - Mauve Pink, June. July, 6 feet Huldine - white (tinged with violet), 4 inches, mid summer to late autumn, 15 feet Kermesina - red, 4 inches, mid summer to mid autumn, 20 feet Little Nell - white (pinkie violet edges), 2.5 inches, early summer to mid autumn, 20 feet Madame Julia Correvon - red, 5 inches, Late June to early autumn, 12 feet Margaret Hunt - rosy-pink, 4 inches, early summer to mid autumn, 12 feet Margot Koster - pink, 4 inches, early summer to mid autumn, 10 feet Minuet - white with red edges, 3.25 inches, summer, 10 feet Mrs. T. Lundell - white with mauve edges, 4.5 inches, late June to early autumn, 12 feet Polish Spirit - rich purple with rosy bar, 3.5 inches, mid summer to mid autumn, 15 feet Prince Charles - light blue, 4 inches, early summer to early autumn, 12 feet Purpurea Plena Elegans - double purple, 2.5 inches, mid summer to mid autumn, 12 feet Royal Velours - very dark red, 3.5 inches, mid summer to mid autumn, 12 feet Sodertalje - dark purple-red, 4 inches, early summer to early autumn, 16 feet Tango - cherry red with white bars, 2 inches, mid summer to early autumn. 10 feet Venosa Violacea - purple with white bars, 4.5 inches, early summer, 10 feet Ville de Lyon - carmine red with darker tips, 4 inches, mid summer to mid autumn, 10 feet Warsaw Nike - Deep velvet purple, 5 inches, June, July 9 feet |
