Clematis Help

[fender62]

iv planted two clematis montana, any tips for successful growth

[Buenchico]

From the RHS website:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/clematis/growing-guide

[fender62]

Buenchico, thanks

[Tilly2]

Keep them in check. They are rampant.

[murraymints]

and prune back immediately after flowering

[douglas9401]

The most success I ever had with clematis was due to completely ignoring it, expecting it to just die like previous plants so not investing effort.
It's doing fine now.

[Prudie]

They are rampant but don't actually need pruning unless you want to keep them in check. I have had several over the years that I never touched and they filled walls up to roof height.

[ladybirder]

TWO Montanas! Wow you're brave;-))

[Tilly2]

Clematis montana will quickly grow into a twisted gnarly mess if they are left unpruned. Do take a bit of time to cut them back as soon as the flowers have died off. Group 1

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/3959/i-Clematis-montana-i/Details