Clematis: To Prune or Not to Prune#video #gardening #clematis

Clematis are grouped according to how they are pruned. There are three groups: one group blooms on last year's growth and should be pruned after flowering, another group blooms twice (in May on last year's wood and later in the year on new shoots) and dead wood should be removed in late winter, and the third group has large showy flowers that bloom in summer and fall on current year's growth and should be pruned in late winter or early spring.

Clematis should be planted in full sun.

Clematis need some kind of structure, like a trellis or a pole, in order to climb. Otherwise, they will sprawl on the ground.

Clematis are low maintenance once planted. They just keep coming back year after year.

If a clematis blooms before June, it should not be pruned.