Clematis problems.

Hi there, I am posting on behalf of my mum who's having some odd problems with her Clematis. Her question is;

"Why are some of the shoots on my clematis elongated, narrow and have mishapen buds?"

If anyone could shed some light it'd would be muchly apprecated.

Dale.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Dale. It would be helpful if you could post a picture for us please to identify what the problem is.

 

I was thinking apids too, but then I thought it might be too early for them. No sign of aphids here yet, but of course different locations get them at different times.

 

Forgive my ignorance, but I always though greenfly was a type of aphid?

 

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/nelly-the-clematis-problem.34509/
I had this problem last year - see thread - is this similar to yours ? Nobody could pin point the problem then .
I dug it up and have replanted it in a new location , seems to be going OK at the moment

 

Hey ya, what I'll do is, print out you're replies and take them to her and give her my digital camera on Monday to take a picture and get her to drop it off at work. Then post a picture once I get the camera! Thanks for all the replies!