My Clematis isn't flowering yet

[IStillMissBlockbuster]

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?

Jealous

Clematis like to be fed, too (no more than the instructions on the box/package though).

They do also need to be in full sun for a good amount of the day, I'm having much more success with mine since they've been planted in deep pine chippings and on the sunny side of the garden.

It gets the sun in the morning.

Still nothing by the way. The nearby Rose and climbing Fuschia are both pulling their weight. Putting the Clematis to shame.

What climbing fuchsia do you have, @IStillMissBlockbuster?

Viticella clematis don’t flower until they late summer/ autumn.

There’s no point in getting cross with it if you don’t know what type it is, you have pruned it correctly and you have been giving it tomato feed.

Stop feeding once the buds appear BTW.

This one, Lady Boothby. As the link describes, it sure is vigorous! It’ll take over anything nearby too. A lovely plant but needs some taming!

I got it at the NEC gardeners world show whichis on soon. I love that place as it has the biggest wall of fuschias, all for sale. Stunningly beautiful. Another wallet drain though...

grin I know waging war against my plants and bugs isn’t really in the spirit of gardening which is meant to be zen and relaxing but it is my nature I suppose!

You are allowed to wage war against nasty bugs, viruses and weeds.

Just not innocent plants who have probably done nothing wrong except lose their label 🙄

As long as your weapons do not include anything that kills birds or bees. Or affects the environment badly . I love most of my weeds because the butterflies love them, I just pull up the ones i don't like much but I still have a patch of them.

It has buds on it!!! FINALLY.

Yay!