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06.06.2023 - 20:07 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
When and How to Transplant ClematisClematis plants have been on a bit of a rollercoaster when it comes to their reputation. And these vines don’t love being transplanted.
In the Victorian era, they were associated with cleverness because they could twine themselves up any old surface with relative ease.
Later, they were seen as fickle, disease-ridden, and difficult to raise. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, invasive enough to warrant extreme control measures.
Today, they’re popular all over again because there are so many marvelous improved hybrids and cultivars.
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But they can still be tricky to care for without the necessary knowhow.
The first few times I attempted to move one of these to a new location many years ago, my vines took ages to re-establish themselves.
I know better now, and hopefully, you can learn from my mistakes so you won’t find yourself having a conversation with your stunted vines, begging them to explain what you can do to help them along.
The reason for their reluctance to move is that these plants take a good long time to establish their roots.
That’s why your vine often won’t start showing off with abundant flowers for several years after planting. It puts all its energy underground first.
When you move them, they won’t flower as well as they once did for several years. That’s just the cost of transplanting.
But there’s no reason why they can’t be as big and beautiful as they ever were. Here are the steps you need to make the big move:
If you have a vine that you really adore and you can’t move it, or you really don’t want to risk losing it, try propagating it via cuttings.
That way, if the
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