Clematis ‘Shikou’

Flower, a Wisteria Blue color, 8 deltoid shaped, slightly cupped tepals, with lighter bar and pointed tips. Flower is accented by a showy thick cluster of ruffled anthers, also Wisteria Blue. Dwarf variety ideal for containers.

Group 2 Pruning:

Prune in late winter or early spring (February) as follows:

• Remove dead or weak stems before growth begins. Check individual stems from the top down until you reach a pair of healthy buds, and prune just above them, removing the spindly or damaged growth above
• Avoid heavy pruning or flowers will be lost

Then prune again after the first flush of flowers:

• To encourage a second flush of flowers later in the season prune back some stems by cutting to large buds or a strong side shoot immediately below the blooms
• Top-heavy or overgrown plants can be gradually reduced over two to three seasons by pruning back harder after the first flush of flowers. They are unlikely to produce a second flush of flowers, but should flower again the following year, in late spring or early summer