clematis

Sorry, Doss 1951, not in my books and doesn't appear on google either. Isn't there any more information on the label? E.g. a number: 1, 2 or 3 - this would tell us the pruning group.

Maybe the place you bought it could tell you more?

New clematis should be pruned back to about 12 inches in the spring following their planting. This pruning will encourage new shoots to grow and will produce a fuller, bushier vine with more leads. I have clematis growing in my yard, and I pruned it when I first bought it, and haven't done a thing to it since. It has grown out into my driveway and street! It is very hardy and easy to grow. It really doesn't matter what variety you have...

Same here just been looking through my books and I cant find it either.

Can you not go back or telephone the place where you got it from? Just an idea.....

The only Clematis i can think of near what your saying is Clematis Piilu, i suspect that is the plant you have

Jeanna pruning depends on whether the clematis flower on old or new wood. If it flowers on new wood pruning in spring means no flowers that year. Some clematis need moe t.l.c. than others we prune our C Montanas hard every year otherwise they would cover the potting shed and half the garden..

Well, if it is Piilu ('Little Duckling) here is what it say about it on the internet.....

"Flowers first appear in May - June which are double to 7cm across, while the later blooms are single. The flowers are light purplish pink with an eye catching wide dark purplish-red bar. "Piilu" is considered a large flowering Clematis with numerous flowers on one year plants. I believe Clematis "Piilu" is the very heaviest bloomer known at this time. Many Clematis bloom only near the top of the plant, leaving the bottom bare, but "Piilu" blooms top to bottom.

Reports from our Trial nurseries indicate "Piilu" started blooming in May and keeps blooming until October. Many clematis varieties have blooms that fade or shrink over time. "Piilu's blooms do neither, there are always blossoms present, unlike most Clematis cultivars "Piilu" does not take a mid-summer break.

Pruning group 2"

thank gilli you for an indepth email on this clematis
thank
you
colin