Clematis. pruning and care

  • Dec 24, 2019

Experienced gardeners know that clematis need proper pruning. This treatment accelerates the development of the branches of culture and improves its overall condition. It is necessary to observe a number of recommendations.

Growing clematis. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Growing clematis. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Advice

When the plant has grown a bit, its branches began to develop rapidly, you need to take care of their pruning. Conventionally, this procedure can be divided into 3 categories. The first includes a mountain, flowery, krupnolepestkovy, spreading and some hybrid varieties. These plants can be not to cut. If necessary, cut off just the affected branches and dried. If the plants need to cover for the winter, then shoots it must be cut up to 150 cm. This is required to ensure that culture is comfortably placed on the soil surface.

The second category includes the large-hybrid varieties. These plants need to be sure to cover before the onset of cold weather. The flowers of this group bloom twice each season - July and May. Last flowering is more scarce. For late flowering clematis pruning them to be repeated. First we need to remove lingering shoots. In the fall of trimmed branches, faded the second time. Cropping allows you to adjust the intensity of flowering. In this situation, the shoots must be cut 1/4 part or to the place of occurrence of the first leaf.

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Pruning and caring for clematis. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Pruning and caring for clematis. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
The third category includes herbaceous varieties and hybrids which have no possibility of "winter". These clematis bloom from July. Their pruning is performed simply. For this purpose, the shoots remains about 30-50 cm above the ground. The greater the number of kidneys to leave the bush, the more intense will be flowering ornamental plants. If you cut the flower directly under the root, then it produced little shoots. Herbaceous varieties are cut off completely before the onset of winter, otherwise they will die because of the cold.

Some gardeners do not adhere to the categories, which include clematis, and pruning is done on a different scheme. They resorted to the following options:

  • 3-4 escape cut at a height of 90-100 cm from the soil surface;
  • 3-4 branches are cut at 50 cm from the ground;
  • a maximum of 4 to escape is cut to 2-3 buds from the ground;
  • branches that remain after pruning, cut to the root.

The remaining sprouts gently placed on the ground and covered with soil. For shelter can be used dried grass or dry leaves. Sometimes culture is completely cut before hibernation. In such a situation it is necessary to carefully and correctly zamulchirovat. To do this, you need to take a layer of mulch is not more than 10-13 cm.

Then the plants are placed on the boxes that need to sprinkle peat, sawdust or hay. At the final stage, all the construction adhesive qualities polyethylene layer.
Flowering clematis. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Flowering clematis. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

For the access of oxygen to the plant on the sides of the assembled structure to do a bit of ventilation holes. Inside the cover of this clematis perezimuet quietly. With the advent of spring design heat dismantled and flower tie to makeshift support. Blossom overwintered plant will uniformly and consistently, and flowers on it forms a large and attractive.

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