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Clematis 'Avalanche'

Climbers · Group 1, evergreen

Clematis 'Avalanche'

A Group 1 clematis flowers on old wood. Prune straight after flowering — never in winter or early spring.

Year plan

January

February

Nothing to do.

March

Nothing to do.

April

Nothing to do.

May

June

Nothing to do.

July

Nothing to do.

AugustNow

Nothing to do.

September

Nothing to do.

October

Nothing to do.

November

Nothing to do.

December

After flowering — April / May

How to prune it

Pruning diagram for Clematis 'Avalanche': red dashed lines mark where to cut
Red dashes = cut here.Prune right after flowering: tidy weak stems and shorten long ones. The bare winter plant on the right must be left alone.
  1. 1Remove dead or weak stems.
  2. 2If needed, shorten long stems by 20–30 cm (8–12 in).
  3. 3Do NOT prune in winter or early spring.