Will my clematis come up next year?

Its a red colored one and I cannot remember the name. I watered it today. It is just a sprig of a plant sticking out of the ground at the corner of my garage. I imagine its about 8 or 10 inches long.

I wonder if it will tolerate the winter or if I should dig it up or something. I live in Illinois. Any suggestions?

Will my clematis come up next year?
it should be just find multch the bottm well
Reply:If it bloomed last summer, it should come back. If it's a new planting, hopefully you got the root system going well enough for it to last through winter. Mark it so you can watch for it in the Spring.



Mine last summer was beat down by my dogs. This summer it was bigger than ever. Feed it well in the spring. I live in Michigan and have had no problems with winter.
Reply:MINE HAS BEEN COMING BACK FOR SIX YEARS.
Reply:Leave er be. I would give it a good mulch to help it overwinter. From what I have read and from my own experience they are one of the last things to come up in spring so have patience and don't give it up for dead if you don't see growth in spring. Mine took forever to start growing. Definitely need patience with this plant. Worth the wait though...
Reply:there is no reason it should not come back. if what is growing now does not show new growth next year be patient...i had a couple that died back to the ground and it was almost 2 mos before i saw new growth..just dont disturb it and wait and see what happens....if it helps i am in kentucky so our winters are very similar..i am about 50miles south of cincinnati





clematis like their roots cool so either mulch around the base or plant some plants around it to shade the soil to help keep the roots cool...



if you mulch dont put over 3 inches of mulch over the roots....also in the spring add some lime to the top of the soil above the roots..dont know why but clematis love lime ( use about 1 cup for a small plant and more for a large one)...they also love miracle grow as most plants do
Reply:I really don't know ---there are different types of clematis...but you can always mulch it just in case and see if that helps it over the winter.
Reply:It should be fine. It will need a trellis of some sort to climb on. It will look totally dead throughtout the winter but don't cut the stems that look dried up and dead. New growth will come from them in the spring. A little cypress or pine mulch will protect it too.

wesley