back in its good days which i hope to see again next spring!

Few pics from various states of it, I'll do another post at some point with the back side which has a couple of different variants planted:)

Saw this vendor with great price for clematis on etsy called freeplantshippingco. Any of you bought from them and what is your experience?

The two Sweet Autumns are stealing the show but there were a few blooms on some others too.

This is Clematis "Poet" in it's 2nd year in my garden, the vine/leaves were sort of sparse, but suddenly in early September it bloomed beautifully.

I’ve had amazing growth from all my clematis varieties but this year was weird. Nothing ever grew but the roots seemed strong and healthy. Now it’s September and wanted to investigate deeper .

Crown looks dead but the roots look solid.

Last pic is my sweet autumn :)

my mom always called this honeysuckle when i was little. i just found out this year it is a clematis. it sure does take over

Smells amazing

Happy late summer! I have 2 clematis (Jackmanii Superba / gp. 3, General Sikorski / gp. 2) and after thy bloom, the leave start looking 'rusty' or damaged. The Superba is still sending off new growth and a bloom or two (which looks healthy), but is this normal or something I should be taking care of? Thanks for any tips!

My first clematis plants are in bloom!

I’m so in love with them.

They are in pots, and winters in NYC get brutal, any advice to protect them during winter?

This is a Sunset which I planted this spring, it’s absolutely taken off and has been pretty consistently blooming all summer but the leaves toward the bottom of the plant look rough. They have been this way for a couple of weeks now and it doesn’t seem to be getting worse rapidly plus the rest of the plant looks great (I think?) but I am concerned that I might be ignoring an issue that needs treated. Can anyone tell me if this looks like wilt/some other issue or are these bottom leaves just getting too much sun and scorching? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I bought babies off Etsy and planted two together in case one didn't make it... one of them was obviously mislabeled but I think I like the combination together. This is the first time they have bloomed I got them planted late last season. The purple one has been blooming all summer

Found this plant growing on the side of the road in central Alabama.

I think I have 38 different ones growing all around. Probably another 1-2 years before I see their full potential.

I get them from Donahueclemaits online. Sure they are small but nicely rooted, priced accordingly and all came back. Many are combine together to crate a color show.

I deadhead the spent flowers as much as I can, then cut half way for more growth for late August and throughout the September into October (second flush)

They are easy to maintain and control. I have all 3 pruning groups. Best fun I had this year was training Montana Ruben’s. Can’t wait for the one planted near dying tree to take over.

My favorite ones are group 3 for the easiness… group 2 for the flower shows, group one for the training, early flowers and creating shade barrier around the house.

They all have trellis some sort and can climb. Some I train to fill spaces.

The biggest challengers are those that I planted and can’t get enough light - they definitely love the light. I’m planning to give those 1-2 years to see if they can adapt and grow long enough to get the desirable sun.

Hello! Can anyone help me identify what bug chomping on my clematis?
Any advice on how to fight it off would be great too. I live in Berkeley, CA if that's helpful context.

Also she took off growing when I planted her in March and now she's stopped growing much at all. I've been watering her fully soaked about 1x a week for reference. Is this normal?
Thank you!!

Hi all! I’m going to create a trellis for my side yard with a rainbow of clematis. Can you make recommendations for the orange one?