How to prune Clematis Group Two with clear pictures

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.