Clematis Tips 🌸 How to Deadhead, Train, Fertilize and Grow for more Summer and Fall blooms!

In this video, I will be providing some easy tips to encourage more blooms on your clematis including how to deadhead clematis according to it's growing group, how to train it with adequate supports, and how to provide correct fertilization and provide appropriate growing conditions for your clematis to flourish! Following the tips in this video, your clematis should be well set to bloom and flourish throughout the growing and blooming season...well, realistically of course...minus our extreme hot Texas summer heeaat! Hope you enjoy this video and learn to love this beautiful flowering perennial as much as I do! ~ Dawn
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[@shadedfromreality]

Thank you all for watching and joining me today! If you found this video helpful, Happy Gardening! ~ Dawn 🌻 ---> tinyurl.com/ywuuacnc

[@gamera2020]

Thank you so much for talking about how hard it can be to garden in Texas. I moved to Texas zone 8a two years ago and have been in a battle with the poorly landscaped and overgrown yard that came with the house. The heat and the bugs kick my butt daily and I see people on line with their lovely yards but notbody talks about how long it took or how hard it was.

[@shadedfromreality]

Oh ... yes, I know where you are coming from! Everything looks so easy from the outside...lol! The battles are within and I guess not everyone likes to talk about it! Texas gardeners have to stick together! Gardening here is a daily BEAST! Where did you move from?

[@gamera2020]

@@shadedfromreality I moved from Southern CA. I was born and raised there, but all my family including my parents were born and raised in TX and I was here every Summer for most of my early life. I had no outdoor space in CA and never would have been able to afford a place with a yard (my condo was 618 squ ft. and not even a balcony) Plus I just really needed a change. I assume with 8b, you are closer to Houston or Austin. I wasn't here for the great freeze, but heard about how terrible it was. I've been trying to focus on plants at least zone lower than mine to I won't have to coddle my plants in the winter and summer :)

[@lanastewart7310]

This was very informative! I have 8 clematis and now plan to start trimming them! Thank you! ❤

[@shadedfromreality]

Wow! 8, that's awesome! I bet your garden is beautiful!

[@Edu_Kate]

I only recently learned that clematis are heavy feeders so have used Rose-Tone on mine twice already. 'Crystal Falls' was my first forray into growing clematis and I knew to bury it deeply in case wilt killed off upper growth so new stems could emerge. I have been guilty of not training my vines onto the trellis and know exactly what you meant by the vines onto themselves. I order most of mine from Brushwood Nursery. I think the 'Roguchi' is the one showing enormous growth this year. Alas, the obelisk I have it growing on is about 4' so the ball of vines at the top is where all the flowers are. 😆 This year, I purchased 5 new clematis plants. All are pruning-type 3. I wanted to grow 'Sweet Summer Love' on a homemade trellis next to my front steps, but when I saw Erin of "The Impatient Gardener" struggle to remove hers from planter boxes I moved mine to my neighbor's chainlink fence (for cover). My front steps have a well room underneath and surely those vigorously strong roots could compromise the foundation. One of the new clematis plants I got is 'Sea Breeze' and I look forward to seeing all 4 new vines to grow up the doubled up arbors. I guess I will have to wait a few years for my vision to happen. Janie of "Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat, learned from a nurserywoman how THEY deal with clematis pruning so the different methods don't have to be followed as strictly. (I think that video is from at least 3 months ago.) I wish my clematis plants would naturally cling to their trellis as the bindweed does in my yard. That weed is insane how it surrounds other plants so thoroughly.

[@shadedfromreality]

It sounds like you have some great varieties! I have heard great things about Roguchi. I think I'm adding that one to my list! I will for sure check out the others you mentioned. The anticipation is so exciting! I know what you mean...weeds always outperform for me too...lol!

[@terencecallachan1659]

Very good , thank you for sharing your knowledge it helped me a lot , i live in Dundee Scotland we too are 8b 🙂

[@shadedfromreality]

Thank you! So glad it was helpful!

[@lindaburris4138]

My new favorite clematis is Roguchi. It has purple bell shaped flowers, grows like a weed here in Central Oklahoma, zone 7, and blooms all summer.

[@shadedfromreality]

Hi Linda, I love that flower, so gorgeous!:) That is on my list! It looks a lot like the native Clematis pitcheri. Now I need to figure out which one I will add. Thank you!

[@paulanix3005]

Thanks Dawn for this tutorial. Never know when to clip my Clematis. I also grow in Z8b.

[@shadedfromreality]

Hi Paula, So glad you found this helpful! Enjoy your weekend :) Dawn

[@natural657]

Good afternoon Dawn, I live in Ascension Parish but I’m from Baton Rouge. I have been in Ascension for 24 years now. My middle daughter lives I middle daughter lives in Prairie Lane in Houston and my baby lives in Austin. You being from the south certainly explains why you are so genuine and your hospitality is all southern. I should have known that, lol. Where are you from?

[@shadedfromreality]

Oh wow, 2 Texas kiddos...at least they are close enough to drive for a visit! My husband and I are originally from Labadieville and Thibodaux. We have been in Texas for almost 30 years now! He still has his cajun accent...lol!

[@GrowRoots23]

Thank you for this Dawn! Super informative, especially since I'm new to caring for Clematis!

[@shadedfromreality]

Thank you Shannon! What varieties do you have?

[@GrowRoots23]

@@shadedfromreality I have 1 mature clematis that I bought a couple months ago on sale called "Indigo Sapphire Clematis", it has beautiful blue blooms! I also grew 2 from bare roots this year; HF Young and Jackmanii.

[@naomisdreamgarden]

Hi Dawn. Thanks for a great video. You covered a lot of great info. Just added clematis to the garden this Spring. 😊❤

[@shadedfromreality]

Hi Naomi, How exciting! I hope you love it as much as I do:)

[@natural657]

Hi Dawn, my name is karen and I’m in Louisiana, zone 9a. I think you and your channel is awesome. I look forward to every video you post. You have a wonderful and kind heart. You can just tell that you are a genuine person. Thanks for sharing.

[@shadedfromreality]

Hi Karen, Nice to meet you! I'm from Louisiana. If you see Fleur De Lis' all around my yard, that explains a lot...lol! Thank you for the very nice compliments...that is so very kind! Where in La. are you?

[@devinban]

I have good success with jackamanii, but it looks a lot like the one at the very beginning of your video. Very good tips, thank you.

[@shadedfromreality]

Great to hear! They do look very similar. Thank you!!

[@vnickcolvin4971]

Which number is that?😊

[@Coastallife-r9j]

When you first planted your clematis did you keep it trimmed low to encourage the roots to grow? I love clematis. I have two (sad looking) growing in zone 9b Texas. They both bloomed early this spring. Good to know about pruning the seed heads. I enjoyed your videos very much. There is no place I rather be then in the garden.😊

[@shadedfromreality]

Hello Doreen, Appreciate you visiting and your very nice words! Hopefully, yours won't be sad for long! Yes, I mostly keep them trimmed so the energy goes to the root...however, there are a few exceptions! When I get a new variety, I am sometimes so excited and curious to see what the blooms look like and I will let them grow and flower; however, after the blooms, I usually do try to cut them back!

[@Coastallife-r9j]

Thank you! Happy gardening!

[@GardenscapesbyKae]

This is so good! I haven’t tried Clematis yet but I want to next season. Did you start yours from bulbs or from a plant?

[@shadedfromreality]

Hey Kae, I hope you do...you will love them! I usually start from bare root (from Lowe's/HD) because they are the cheapest! I have bought a few plants at the nurseries that I just couldn't pass up, but they are usually so expensive! Costco also has some great deals in the spring if you can catch them in stock!

[@jennetteojeda138]

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[@jannguyen9907]

Hi there - you meantioned the first year to cut off growth (?) so that the roots are established. At what point would you do that? Would i do that even if they have flowers?

[@shadedfromreality]

It really depends on you! I usually do keep cutting them down; however, there were a few varieties that I was so excited to see the flowers that I left them. ! I find they get established quicker and stronger when they aren't having to produce those first and second years! Hope that helps!