Picked up our new Clematis "Morning Mist" on Wednesday without a hitch. It will be nice when th and seee public is allowed to roam the grounds again. The flowers are amazing. We found a spot for it right away when we got home. The Clematis comes with an instruction sheet to cover care and feeding and also planting instructions.
The instructions informed us to dig a hole 18 inches deep, done. Put in potting soil, done. Take the plant out of the pot, done. Cut off the top half of the plant, done. What ??? Yup, By removing half of the plant the roots don't have to work as hard to get the Clematis accustomed to it's new home. I felt awful throwing the top half, with new growth, into the recycle bin, but I guess the garden knows what it is doing. We will wait patiently for new growth.
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