What a difference!!

Julia, that is great info! I was worrying about one of my clematis…this makes a lot of sense! Thanks for sharing 😊

Also some plant foods only go to promote growth not flowers. High potash feeds are usual for flowers. Tomato food fits that so try dilute tom feed.

A fascinating comparison, many thanks for giving us something to think about.
Hope yours will continue to grow and thrive.

Thanks Julia! I have just bought another clematis, very tall for the new arch I have just built and wanted to fill it quickly, so now I think I too will have to wait for flowers!

It's a pretty Clematis, good luck for more flowers next year :)

I will Julia ! Thanks!

I was quietly sitting in the shade this morning having some breakfast when I noticed my c.viticella plena elegance which I planted 3 years ago in the hope it would climb through a not much loved straight up vertical cherry tree. It was doing it's thing after all this time! And I had totally ignored it this year after 2 years of tlc when it just sulked, so I thought! I had been down with a nasty stomach bug so this week so had not been in the garden at all. What a lovely surprise. So don't worry Kate, it'll happen. I might put some pictures on later. Btw a healthy dose of tomato feed tonight, she's earned it..