Ville de lyon growth question

14 years ago

Hi,

I have a Ville de Lyon which I planted last year. It bloomed beautifully considering I bought it late in the season. Its instructions were to cut it back to 8" above the ground, which I did to the only stem I had. This spring I had 2 little buds which seemed to be growing on each side of the stem before I cut it, but it's as if cutting it stopped the growth of the buds??? I can see two "sprouts" growing up from the base of the plant, which I think is a good sign. Is my clematis okay even if the original stem seems dead?

Tks,

Tammy

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jeanne_texas
14 years ago
Tammy..you are correct..clematis "Ville de Lyon" is a pruning group 3 and should be hard pruned as you did...I would wait and see if that stem is ok..usually new leaves will form on each side of the leaf axil..your "VdL" putting out new vines from the soil is an GREAT Sign for your clematis...it is obviously happy where you planted it..Jeanne
ps...if nothing green grows from that one vine later on just prune it evenly with the soil line
janetpetiole
14 years ago
Ville de Lyon will die back to the ground and the new shoots are a very good sign. Once the temperatures are warmer, on a consistent basis, your clematis will really take off.
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tambo747
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you Jeanne and Janet for the feedback. I love this plant very much and am happy that it is doing well! I am going to buy some different varieties to cover more of the fence, they are so pretty!
Tammy