In a word - no !

In the top right picture, are those the clem roots wound round and round ?

Do you keep all yours potted or is this just your 'nursery' area where things are kept before planting out ?

The best way to rejuvenate a tired clem is to cut it right back to a few inches above ground level and leave it insitu.

It depends on the type of clematis how you prune them.
Hi Peterpep can I ask is this the old stem of a clematis that you wind round and put in a pot and covered? or is the stem still connected to the root but we cannot see it.?

Hello

There are 2 plants ... I plant the roots deep in the pot .. I leave the stems bout 2/3` and wind them around and wire down ... been doing it for a while, the plant throws up growth willy nilly.

Thanks

I have a couple of straggily clematis - I might try this with one and see how it works. What time of the year do you do this?

Well, there's proof that my previous concerns about planting clematis too deep were pure stuff and nonsense! : D

Hello

When the flowering ends

I`ve done it with £1.79 clems from Morrisons straight out of the sleeve .

I should imagine if a whole plant were to be buried in a line, whatever it`s length 6/9` it would throw up shoots where there is a node ... I will give it a go by a wall in the garden today .. peter

I can certainly see the logic in this. I had to learn to plant my clematis deeper than I did at first, as they then survived and I got more shoots. I read on here last week that planting them deep on their side also encourages lots of new shoots too.

I like this idea! Did you take all the leaves off before the winding or had they fallen off already?

Hello

I don`t leave any leaf .... just bare stems ... It probably
would work just the same if left. ...

I`ve done it with £1.79 clems from Morrisons straight out of the sleeve ... leaves and all.

peter

I am going to attempt this and will take pics too Peter, one of my clematis is a single stem as it got broken when I was putting in a new fence. It's planted in the wrong place anyway - so have nothing to lose :)
I think I have the same problem as Drc had at first - although I did plant quite deep, I dont think I have done it deep enough.
When you say 'wire down' what do you mean by this? and how much soil do you have below the rootball in that pot?
Water or Water and Feed?
Sorry to have so many questions Peter :)

I'll have to remember this! We don't do many clematis here in the desert, but I do get customers from higher elevations in Arizona.

Hello

I go by the size of plant ... big old plants like the one I did the other day I have bout 1or 2" soil below the rootball .. and 1" of soil over the root .. wind the stems on top and stake the stems down with staples made from old bits of wire, coat hangers etc (so they stay where their put) I then covered them with 3" of soil .. I just water along with my other plants, and feed when I feed them.

Iv`e never thought about it, just did it ... It`s not a job that needs doing every year.

But talking on here has made me think ..... and I think it should work with other plants, certain roses come to mind .. also a great way of generating new plants from old.
Please let me know how your plant does. ... peter

Ps : If it is my idea .. I name this system .. Peppering not layering.

Feel free to experiment, Peter. My experience with roses is that they can adapt to that treatment, but about 20% will die, and the others will probably be stunted for a year or two. Also, the coarser the soil, the better it works.

Hello Tug

I probably will never try on roses ... too lazy and not all that keen on them .. peter

ps: What the weather like now in Ariz ... weather here hot

Relatively cool--about 40º C--but humid. This is our monsoon season, and there is a dust & lightning storm going on right now. We may or may not get some rain out of this one. Usually, we get just enough rain to make the dust stick--good old Arizona mud storms!

Blimey ... And we in the uK moan ....

ps: ...... don`t forget your umbrella.

all the best ........ peter

Thanks, Peter!