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  1. Scotkat

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    Clematis or maybe photos be a wee while till I get the pleasure of my clematis.
     
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    Hi scotkat,
    This Clemtis, like alot of my clematis are from cuttings I took a couple of years ago. My Voluceau. He's a good performer.
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    I really like the rich red colour.How easy is it to take cuttings.I have never tried to take cuttings.
     
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    No, I haven't either. That colour is really lovely.
     
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    Just looks so like velvet.
     
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    I've been lucky - I've found clematis very easy to take cuttings of. They layer well too.....

    I followed these intstructions, so that's a fair enough recommendation, I'd say!

    http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0702/climber_prop.asp

    As for favourites, that's really difficult - there are so many...... but pinned down, I'd say any of the tanguticas are well in there because of the seedheads - particularly the little hanging basket one, Sunstar, and the evergreen one Early Sensation, that I keep on mentioning!

    http://www.eseeds.com/images/Category/medium/C/CLE011.jpg

    - that's sunstar, a pictuere from the unwins seeds that I use for it
     
  7. Kedi-Gato

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    I bought a tanguica about a year ago but it has not bloomed well. Hubby keeps telling me that it is too dry where I planted it, so I think I will cut it back and put it elsewhere. I saw it for the first time in England in the village where my cousins live and fell in love with it immediately. How far back should I cut it Dendy? - leave how much above the ground?
     
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    I am hopeless at cuttings but I can't get rid of them on my compost heap! Just LOVE that rich velvet colour!
     
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    Hi, K-G!

    I'd say about 6 - 12", depending on how brave you are! If you're certain that this is what you want to do, then that's the sort of height the books say....

    Tanguticas are group 3, BTW

    Having done a bit of googling, I've found that not all tangutica need pruning - "optional" they say :rolleyes:

    Here's a link to a list they give of the tanguticas they sell, and maybe you can see if your one is on there.

    http://www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/shop/section.php?xSec=37&jssCart=d91fa402d2224228b5c0f8508b9b2216


    Have to say, I think if it's not blooming well you're doing the right thing.
     
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