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Growing Clematis
PROPAGATING CLEMATIS
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LAYERING
This method is guaranteed to reproduce plants exactly the same as the
parent plant. Common clematis which can be grown by layering are:
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EASY FROM
CUTTINGS
Alpinas
Montanas
Clematis Tangutica
Clematis tibetana |
MODERATELY EASY
FROM CUTTINGS
Macropetalas
Large-flowered hybrids
Clematis campaniflora
Clematis florida |
EASY FROM
CUTTINGS
Clematis armandii
Texensis |
Layering
is one of the easiest methods of growing more of your clematis plants.
First prepare the area where the stem will be in the ground by digging
in as much well-rotted organic matter as possible (spent potting compost
will be fine). A good time for layering is early autumn.
Then, make a small notch in the stem (near a leaf node) which will be under
the soil (see diagram below). This will greatly help the stem grow roots
from that point.
Dig
out an area about 20cm (8in) deep by 60cm (2ft) and fill half of it with
a mixture of the original soil and well-rotted organic matter. Gently
bend the stem down into the soil and pin it down with two wire hooks to
keep it in place. Cover the stem with with more mixed soil and compost.
Normally
the layered stem will have produced a good root system by the next
season's autumn. It then will be ready to be severed from the parent
plant, dug up and placed in it's new position.
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