My Clematis isn't flowering yet

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I know I am an impatient gardener, but my Clematis (planted last year, it was a small but established plant with some flowers on it when purchased) has not flowered yet and I am wondering if something is wrong? Others in the area have flowered. It is in a spot that gets the morning sun and it has grown tall and green... Any thoughts?

Not all clematis flower at this time of year. There are varieties which flower every month, including December!

I'm impressed you got pears in your first year @ppeatfruit!

As the saying goes, "Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs"

There’s several types of clematis and they flower from winter to autumn . So far too soon to worry.

Water and feed and it will be fine. When it flowers, come back and post photos so we can give you and idea of what kind it is and how you prune it ( very important ).

Wow I did not know that friedeggs. I now desperately want winter flowering Clematis!

Mine neither. Can’t wait.

Myimaginary Yes it was impressive, but the tree had been 'forced' it didn't carry on ! it's looking better now but as it blossoms early the frost probably didn;t help the fruit.!

We're lucky we have a walnut tree it's huge which is a problem because it spreads over our neighbour's garden. luckily they don't spray their garden (with pesticides) and they like walnuts!

I've just bought a couple of 'Wisley Cream' clematis from Asda. They are tiny at the moment but I like the nurturing bit! They will flower in December 2021 with a bit of luck.😁

I don't know that one,they sound pretty, even better if they have the perfume of the montana I've got. I didn't know there were any winter flowering ones .

Quite a few winter flowering ones, @ppeatfruit, but they can be a bit precious.

I have this very fragrant evergreen clematis trained over an arch by the back door. I have no idea what it's called but it grows prolifically and the flowers, though not exciting to look at, give off the most wonderful scent in the evening. Any ideas what it might be?

Lucky you, I didn't know there were any evergreen ones either!

There is one horrific one (it was here when we moved in 13 years ago) which has taken over my garden, it has tiny weeny non scented flowers and it's everywhere!!!! Aaaagh I'm an organic gardener but I don't think ANYTHING would get rid of it. The one good thing about it are it's fluffy seed heads, the birds love them!!! So I'll have to be careful with the montana

ppeatfruit, the one you have in your garden could be a wild clematis called "Old Man's Beard". Called that because of its fluffy seed heads I think.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_vitalba

Apparently good for some moths too, including this little beauty
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemistola_chrysoprasaria

But it's invasive and quite common so you probably shouldn't have qualms about trying to control it.

myimaginarycathasfleas. Our next door neighbour has a mature Wisley Cream clematis. It falls over to our side, it’s fabulous. Something to look forward to in winter.
My Miss Bates is full of large flowers and buds are waiting to explode, with a bit of sun. Soon I hope.

Also, is your evergreen clematis ‘Winter Beauty’?

OP, maybe you have a photo that shows your clematis blooming in the background, which would give more information.

It seems a good year for clematis doesn't it? I have lots dotted around the garden which started as tiny plants bought very cheaply from Asda and Morrison's. (I've found some really nice varieties I would never have heard of otherwise). I'm looking forward to see what those great fat flower buds reveal!

@Beebumble2 I've just bought two "Winter Beauty". (Yes, I know, it is a bit of an addiction but at 3 for £5 not an expensive one!). Looking forward to seeing what they do when the rest of the garden is having its winter kip.

The evergreen I posted a pic of is in flower now, has been for a couple of weeks.

Armandii is lovely, both Snowdrift (the white one) and Appleblossom. I never have much luck with them but persevere as they are so lovely for a burst of early colour.

Btw, (come close, I'll whisper) if you can find a May edition of Gardeners' World (sold out round here but I tracked one down in Aldi) there's a 2 for 1 entry offer to 447 gardens, including Kew and the Eden Project. It lasts for a whole year. Fantastic deal.

Yes I’m addicted to Clematis and Hydrangeas. I usually go for the reduced price, poorly ones. Sometimes they’ve lost their labels. After a season of cosseting they perk up.

I don't think I cut back my clematis enough last year, its quite straggly with new leaves further up. Should I have cut it back to the ground? It was its first year.

It depends on the variety. Some will come back from ground level, some need to grow from old wood. And that is the full extent of my knowledge! If in doubt, you could do a bit of both.

Some do take a while to settle in and may not flower well for a season or two.
I have 3 in a large planter, it’s taken a couple of years for them to get into a good flowering habit. This year’s the best.

Thanks Errol and Spam It could well be the wild clematis and I'm always blaming the last owner!! The main problem is that I left it for the first year because I recognised it's leaves as clematis , so was looking forward to a beautiful display of spring flowers, it's flowers are barely there!
Annoying, but I can console myself with the fact that I do have a wildlife garden; the birds are nesting enthusiastically at the moment and they love the soft seedheads! I'm glad that moths like it too

Unfortunately I have zero photos of it in bloom. It hardly did bloom last year in fact, only one or maybe two small flowers. But it was the first year in. Still nothing and no buds either. It's grown very tall though.

I bought a Wisteria today so maybe i'll take the heat off the Clematis for a bit as i'm distracted by my new shiny thing.

Everything's a bit slow this year. I've been round the garden looking for signs of flower heads on the clematis and some have nothing at all to show, so there's still time!

IStill Oh dear! Wisteria, it's so beautiful but it CAN take forever a long time to flower; in London we had one and it NEVER flowered. Here in mid west Fr. I 've tried twice to no avail .