How to prune Clematis Group Two with clear pictures

How to Prune Clematis Group 2

PRUNING CLEMATIS GROUP 2
Clematis Group 2 consists all the early large-flowered hybrid clematis. Click here for a list of variety names which fall within this group.

Clematis in Group 2 should be pruned lightly in late winter or early spring. Pruning consists of removing weak and crossing shoots then thinning down the plant to a structure of evenly spaced one and two year old stems. See the diagram below.

Cut each stem just above a pair of healthy buds.

An alternate method of pruning Group 2 clematis is to prune only every three or four years. In this case, the clematis should be pruned as described for Group 3 clematis. This will produce a weak first flush of flowers in the summer after pruning.

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