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Clematis armandii pruning when confused with passion flower!

#1 · 25th April 2023, 7:25 pm

Hi,

I have a passion flower vine that has now established itself on a trellace and has recently flowered and looked amazing but they are now on there way out, so i was wondering if i was to trim the flowering stems whether they would flower again this spring/summer. I have lots of new growth and wondered what to do with these also?

#2 · 25th April 2023, 7:34 pm

Hi @darren-hoppinggooglemail-com

Do you have some pictures to upload to show the rest of the Ninjas?

Then I’ll advise!

Lee

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#3 · 26th April 2023, 8:21 am

Hi @darren-hoppinggooglemail-com

Thanks for sending those pictures.

I've got good news and bad news- the first is that it's not a Passion flower but a Clematis! Clematis armandii - the spring flowering Clematis.

The good news is Clematis armandii is one of the few evergreen species and far tougher than Passionflowers for surviving cold winters. The other benefit of Clematis armandii is that it's one of the earliest Group 1 Clematis. Brightening up spring with its cream flowers.

How to prune Clematis armandii

Clematis armandii has a really easy pruning regime compared to other Group 2 and Group 3 Clematis.

After flowering tidy up any winter battered foliage - usually March time.
Use clean sharp secateurs to cut back to the next set of lateral (sideways) shoots
Tie in any long loose Clematis growth
Give your Clematis armandii a good mulch each autumn, but don't bother with other plant feeds they don't need it.

If you want to find out more about pruning plants then my guide here on pruning will help.