Clematis Wilt?? Updated for 2005!
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Clematis Wilt?? Updated for 2005!
I have two young clematis, one planted last year and one this year. One has two stems climbing straight up a trellis. The other has one very long stem. They both seemed healthy, one was filled with blooms, the other had buds.
About two weeks ago I noticed the buds and leaves at the top of one stem were hanging down, looking droopy. The other stem looked fine and continued blooming. I couldn't find any damage on any part of the stem. I cut off the droopy dying stem. The other stem of the same plant continues to do fine.
Then this weekend I noticed the same thing on the other clematis. Grrrrr!! So I checked the internet and it sounds like Clematis Wilt. So I cut off the entire affected stem.
OED or others, do you have this problem and what do you do about it. The internet said to cut off the affected stem and then sterilize your tools. They also said it rarely kills an entire plant. I hope this is true!
Thanks for any help.
About two weeks ago I noticed the buds and leaves at the top of one stem were hanging down, looking droopy. The other stem looked fine and continued blooming. I couldn't find any damage on any part of the stem. I cut off the droopy dying stem. The other stem of the same plant continues to do fine.
Then this weekend I noticed the same thing on the other clematis. Grrrrr!! So I checked the internet and it sounds like Clematis Wilt. So I cut off the entire affected stem.
OED or others, do you have this problem and what do you do about it. The internet said to cut off the affected stem and then sterilize your tools. They also said it rarely kills an entire plant. I hope this is true!
Thanks for any help.
Last edited by JaneG on Jul 14, 2005 11:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
JaneG
Start slowly . . . then taper off.
Start slowly . . . then taper off.
I HAVE seen it kill an entire plant.
First of all, a preventive measure is to plant your clematis 2-4" deeper than it is in the pot in which you bought it. If you received a bare-root plant, plant it with the crown at least two inches beneath soil surface.
At the first sign of trouble, I would drench the plant with a fungicide, besides cutting off any affected stems. Fungicides (Captan, Benamyl and others) tend to be highly toxic, so be sure to carefully read the label first and follow instructions.
First of all, a preventive measure is to plant your clematis 2-4" deeper than it is in the pot in which you bought it. If you received a bare-root plant, plant it with the crown at least two inches beneath soil surface.
At the first sign of trouble, I would drench the plant with a fungicide, besides cutting off any affected stems. Fungicides (Captan, Benamyl and others) tend to be highly toxic, so be sure to carefully read the label first and follow instructions.
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They willl come back in a year or 2
It is a fungus, but at least here we have no cure for it, it do not spread to other plants.
Clematis like deep planting, but I do not think it help with the wilt... some of them just get it
Never seen it on an old plant, have you ???
Pia
It is a fungus, but at least here we have no cure for it, it do not spread to other plants.
Clematis like deep planting, but I do not think it help with the wilt... some of them just get it
Never seen it on an old plant, have you ???
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I have had a couple of clematis die of 'wilt' but they both came back strongly the next year. I have never used chemicals
Pia ... very interesting ... you know... you are right!!!!!
I have never had wilt on an established plant
Hagley Hybrid died of wilt in each of its first two years.
It is now as strong as a horse
Pia ... very interesting ... you know... you are right!!!!!
I have never had wilt on an established plant
Hagley Hybrid died of wilt in each of its first two years.
It is now as strong as a horse
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The poor clematis struggled the remainder of last year. This spring he took off, then wilted again right away.
So I took your advice, cut it off at ground level, dug the whole thing up and planted it deeply in a well-amended hole on the west side of the house, right near the spigot so I can keep it well-watered.
It immediately shot up 4 new stems and is blooming already, and showing no signs of wilt. Not bad considering it had to start over just 2 months ago!!
Thanks all!!!
The poor clematis struggled the remainder of last year. This spring he took off, then wilted again right away.
So I took your advice, cut it off at ground level, dug the whole thing up and planted it deeply in a well-amended hole on the west side of the house, right near the spigot so I can keep it well-watered.
It immediately shot up 4 new stems and is blooming already, and showing no signs of wilt. Not bad considering it had to start over just 2 months ago!!
Thanks all!!!
JaneG
Start slowly . . . then taper off.
Start slowly . . . then taper off.
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This all great news! WTG JANE!
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