Clematis Won't Bloom

RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post By Kiki238 (Guest Post) (06/29/2008) Mine bloomed last year, but this year all it's doing is going huge! I don't even see any buds. I had one large gorgeous purple flower this past May and now its gone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post By Maria (Guest Post) (06/16/2007) My clematis is only growing seedheads. It is not flowering. I haven't seen a bloom since I first planted it in early spring. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post by orki1960 (1) | (07/02/2006) Profile | Contact Last year, I bought a purple flower clematis and planted it in my garden among my shasta daisies because that's where the pole is I wanted it to climb. It grew 4 feet and produced another bloom. Then something broke the stem close to the ground. I left the plant alone. This year, the vine has grown 15 feet but so far, no flowers. I use an osmocote 20-20-20 very slow release fertilizer. The shasta daisies shade the base of the clematis and the rest gets full southern and western sun. The shasta daisies grow and bloom wonderfully but I am puzzled why the clematis hasn't even budded out yet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post By Carl Kuyath (Guest Post) (07/02/2006) Last year, I bought a purple flower clematis and planted it in my garden among my shasta daisies because that's where the pole is I wanted it to climb. It grew 4 feet and produced another bloom. Then something broke the stem close to the ground. I left the plant alone. This year, the vine has grown 15 feet but so far, no flowers. I use an osmocote 20-20-20 very slow release fertilizer. The shasta daisies shade the base of the clematis and the rest gets full southern and western sun. The shasta daisies grow and bloom wonderfully but I am puzzled why the clematis hasn't even budded out yet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post by porphuropolis (1) | (04/14/2005) Contact 1. Sunlight is important. There are only a few varieties of clematis that will bloom in the shade. 2. Are you sure you have a clematis? Sometimes a well meaning friend will share a sprout from their garden but will call it by the wrong name. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post by toni k. (30) | (03/19/2005) Contact I am not an expert gardener but you might want to pinch or cut back some growth so that some of the nutriants go into putting out flowers and not all leaves and vine. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post by sabrina_ca (6) | (03/13/2005) Contact Hi Donna, No worries we will help you get that Clematis blooming. First: Clematis like their roots moist, well fed, and luxuriating in soil in a near neutral PH. As we are approaching Spring, I reccomend Clematis Chow: Mix in a wheelbarrow---5 gallons of well cured horse or cow manure, 1/2 cup lime, and 1/2 cup bonemeal. Spread this mixture over the root zone of your clematis first thing in the springtime. Then add a rich mulch or compost over the soil to keep it cool and moist. Happy blooms. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post by tedsmom (801) | (03/13/2005) Contact It may not be getting as much sun as it likes - they love cool roots but hot tops. You obviously are giving it cool roots since it's putting out good growth, so check the light factor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post By DEE (Guest Post) (03/13/2005) THERE ARE SEVERAL VARIETIES OF CLEMATIS. I HAD A CLEMATIS FOR 18 YRS BUT IT LIKED TO BE DORMANT FOR A FEW MONTHS IN WINTER TO GET BIGGER AND CREATE MORE BLOSSOMS.I KEPT IT SLIGHTLY MOIST AND PUT IT IN DARKNESS(A CLOSET) OR JUST COVERED NO LIGHT.IMPORTANT KEEP SOIL LOOSE. USE A FORK TO LOSSEN ANY SOIL.PLANTS LOVE IT. OF COURSE YOU NEED TO FEED IT WHEN YOU WAKE IT UP.ANYTHING MADE BY SCOTTS WHICH IS MIRACLE GRO,ORTHO PRODUCTS,OSMACOTE WHICH IS SLOW RELAEASE AND FEED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IS FINE. GOOD LUCK! DEE Report Spam or Abuse RE: Clematis Won't Bloom Post by SueBee (12) | (03/13/2005) Contact Plant food usually works. Start feeding it Miracle-Gro at the start of spring. I have done this with other flowers, such as peonies, and it works! Sometimes the plant is not getting the nutrition that it needs. Report Spam or Abuse