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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 12:26
| Have you been cutting it back every year? did you plant it deeper than the nursery pot when you planted it? |
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- Posted by mamaartemis tulsa OK, 6 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 13:44
| Well, I have cut it back in years past, but this year I decided to leave it longer in hopes that it would reach sunlight earlier in the season and do better. Yes, I planted it 4-6 inches deeper than originally planted, and I tilted the plant slightly toward the wall. I made a nice wide hole that I amended with Back to Nature (composted cotton burr). I added Osmocote to the hole too. In addition, it has 4-5 inches of mulch at the base. I think I have mulch too close to the stem--but could that cause this much trouble? I forgot to mention that 2-3 weeks ago I gave it some Milorganite. Thank you so much for reading this!
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 16:11
| I would cut it back again, hard. That pale weak growth isn't going to do anything. I would not fertilize or spray it again. Was it a tiny plant to begin with? |
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- Posted by mamaartemis tulsa, zone 6 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 17:37
| Yes, it was small, but I don't think it was stunted the way it is now. Since the day I bought it in 2004 it has had about 8 flowers, but the main accomplishment is that its "leg" has gotten longer and it looks sicker. Just cut it 3-4 inches above the soil? Thank you buyorsell. |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 19:11
| Yes, you want it to push up fresh new growth from the buried crown. |
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- Posted by charlottev Zone 4-4b (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 08 at 22:22
| Get a new one! You are spending so much time and energy on this specimen that it is costing you more than if you were to buy another one. I know it is hard, but you will be glad you did. I got rid of five this year, I didn't dump then, just stuck them in gallon pots and will baby them for a while to see if they are salvagable. I am so glad I did as the new clems I put in are taller and have buds and some have flowered alrready., |
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- Posted by mamaartemis Tulsa (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 08 at 0:38
| You're right, I am spending too much time, energy and product on this plant. I have a heck of a time giving up on stuff--I hate thinning too. Or if I break off part of a nice plant, too often I feel I have to root it and give it away or plant it. Maybe I should cut the jackmanii back hard, then dig it up and put it in a gallon pot like you did, just to see if I can cajole it into doing something. I've gardened for a years, but this is my first clematis and I can't help wondering if I've done something wrong on this one that I am going to repeat with the next one. I did buy an Elsa Spath a week ago, but I thought I'd make one last ditch effort on this one. The only plant I've had poorer luck with is a gardenia. |
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