How to Prune Clematis Group One - pictures and detailed description

PRUNING CLEMATIS GROUP 1
Clematis in pruning group 1 flower on last year's wood and therefore should not be cut back down to near ground level (especially montanas, armandii, chrysocoma and gracilifolia which can be killed by hard pruning). This group should be lightly pruned to remove all dead and wispy growth. Additional pruning can be performed to remove three or four year old wood to reduce the bulk of the plant. Cut each stem just above a pair of healthy buds.

The diagram below is showing that the silver coloured stems should be pruned, leaving the brown stems in place. Pruning is best done after flowering, but can also be done in late winter.

Clematis - pruning group 1

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