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    Ask John Negus John

    Jun 14, 2022 6 minutes

    John will reply personally to all your gardening questions every week

    How do I care for my mystery clematis?

    Q Please can you identify this clematis and tell me how I should care for it?

    Rhys Long (via email)

    A I believe this clematis might be the species texensis or a cultivar of this – the shape of the flowers is certainly right, as is the colouring. However, there are a great number of clematis available and it isn’t always possible to be certain of colour and size from a photograph!

    Clematis texensis are wonderful garden plants, and although they are a little bit fussy about their growing requirements, they will reward care with an abundance of flowers right through the summer.

    They prefer a sunny but sheltered spot and need to be kept well watered at all times to avoid infection by powdery mildew, to which they are prone.

    Pruning is easy as they flower on new wood produced in

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