I have this Sweet Autumn growing with a Carolina Jessamine and a Trumpet Vine on the same arbor and fence. They have all braided together and created an incredible climbing bouquet. Every late fall just before the colder months, they are all cut back to root for growth control, so they twine around each other every year. Nature is truly amazing.
Omg I didn't know this was a clematis flower. I thought this vine was a wild vine I have 5 around my house in the yard I have being cutting them so bad and this vine grow so fast it is a chocker for others plants. Thank you so much for the information.
Thanks for the informative video. I have clematis growing on my rhododendron and I'm afraid it'll overtake that, plus spread to adjacent shrubs. I like the fragrance but this vine's too agressive to keep around
Glad you enjoyed it! You should cut it back as soon as the flowers are past their peak, before they go to seed. So for us here in zone 7 that's right now or in last week or two.
My own funny story about my experience with this, for those who would like a laugh and don't mind reading a long comment: At our old house, some past person had poured a concrete slab patio and installed a cheap metal and wood patio cover. Attached to this patio cover was one of those plastic white lattice trellises. I thought it would be a neat idea to put this vine next to the house so it would grow up the side of this lattice. What a mistake! Within the year it had grown into the space between the house and the patio cover, and actually started pulling the patio cover away from the house. Not only that, but it pulled the lattice trellis off the bottom half of the patio cover. Worst of all, spiders LOVE this vine. Lots of tiny places for them to hide in. I chopped it down and dug it up, then threw this plant in a pot with no soil with every intention to throw it away. But never got around to throwing it away because I found out I was pregnant with the twins. Severe morning sickness, etc, rendered me unable to do anything about it for the next 8 months. Following year comes around. I've got the new babies in their pack and play on the patio as I'm walking around the yard, cleaning up post-winter debris. And what do I see? This darn vine! Once again starting to make its trek up the side of my house. But I dug it up! Oh no. No, I did not in fact, dig up the whole plant. Because its root system was so complex, it went under the house. Under the concrete. And crawled back out to climb the house. But our story doesn't stop there. Nope. I walk over to the other half of the plant. Thinking I would be disposing a dead clematis. But, oh no. Over winter, over the CHILL of winter. With NO soil in its pot. Exposed roots to freezing air for an entire season. It created a whole new plant!! And was growing up the side of my neighbor's fence from the pot. From the pot, with NO SOIL. Oh, but it DID have soil, I discovered as I attempted to lift this pot. The roots had smashed through the bottom of this heavy-duty plastic pot, and the vine planted itself in the dirt. So I did what any sane person would do in this situation. I dug up both vines. Again. And put them in a huge tree pot with soil. And brought them to my new house. Because clearly they wanted to live, despite my best efforts. So, growing on my fence right now are Zombie Vine and his twin brother Zombie Jr. growing happily on a fence and metal arbor a safe distance from the house. And right now, there is probably a third zombie vine growing at my old house, probably pulling down the back porch as we speak, with the current residents cursing the day I was born for planting such a tyrant of a vine without realizing it is a structural menace.
I had this vine for about 3 years but it choked out a spring clematis so I cut it to the ground and the next year it didn't come up. It's been two years and I still don't see any sign of it returning. My spring clematis did return but I do long for this beautiful autumn clematis as it was so sweet smelling and lovely during the Fall.
This plant flowers on new wood, but if you cut it to the ground, it is possible that you cut too severely so that new growth wasn't going to happen and consequently, it didn't return for you.
If you cut it down to the ground to preventseed spread after it has bloomed then you will not be able to enjoy the flowers/scent. Do you mean oncethe bloomsare gone?
I have this Sweet Autumn growing with a Carolina Jessamine and a Trumpet Vine on the same arbor and fence. They have all braided together and created an incredible climbing bouquet.
Every late fall just before the colder months, they are all cut back to root for growth control, so they twine around each other every year. Nature is truly amazing.
It sure is! Your vines sounds wonderful! Thanks for watching!
Just got some free seeds for this plant. Will definitely be cutting these back to the ground every year before they start to go to seed.
Ahhh, thank you for this video. I planted one of these this summer and now I know what to do.
It has some really lovely qualities! But it does need to be kept in line unless you want it to run rampant.
Omg I didn't know this was a clematis flower. I thought this vine was a wild vine I have 5 around my house in the yard I have being cutting them so bad and this vine grow so fast it is a chocker for others plants. Thank you so much for the information.
Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching!
Ordered one today. I know it is a lot of work controlling this vine but I am a sucker for fragrant plants.
Good luck, there is a lot to like about them!
❤Thsnk you! Very informative! O e popped up in my yard, but i didn’t know how to handle it.❤ It’s a beautiful vine!
Do they grow in tropical areas?
Thanks for the informative video. I have clematis growing on my rhododendron and I'm afraid it'll overtake that, plus spread to adjacent shrubs. I like the fragrance but this vine's too agressive to keep around
Thank you for a great video. What time of year do you recommend cutting it back?
Glad you enjoyed it! You should cut it back as soon as the flowers are past their peak, before they go to seed. So for us here in zone 7 that's right now or in last week or two.
It's poisonous?
Don't eat raw....
My own funny story about my experience with this, for those who would like a laugh and don't mind reading a long comment:
At our old house, some past person had poured a concrete slab patio and installed a cheap metal and wood patio cover. Attached to this patio cover was one of those plastic white lattice trellises. I thought it would be a neat idea to put this vine next to the house so it would grow up the side of this lattice.
What a mistake!
Within the year it had grown into the space between the house and the patio cover, and actually started pulling the patio cover away from the house. Not only that, but it pulled the lattice trellis off the bottom half of the patio cover.
Worst of all, spiders LOVE this vine. Lots of tiny places for them to hide in.
I chopped it down and dug it up, then threw this plant in a pot with no soil with every intention to throw it away. But never got around to throwing it away because I found out I was pregnant with the twins. Severe morning sickness, etc, rendered me unable to do anything about it for the next 8 months.
Following year comes around. I've got the new babies in their pack and play on the patio as I'm walking around the yard, cleaning up post-winter debris.
And what do I see?
This darn vine! Once again starting to make its trek up the side of my house.
But I dug it up!
Oh no. No, I did not in fact, dig up the whole plant. Because its root system was so complex, it went under the house. Under the concrete. And crawled back out to climb the house.
But our story doesn't stop there. Nope.
I walk over to the other half of the plant. Thinking I would be disposing a dead clematis.
But, oh no.
Over winter, over the CHILL of winter. With NO soil in its pot. Exposed roots to freezing air for an entire season.
It created a whole new plant!! And was growing up the side of my neighbor's fence from the pot. From the pot, with NO SOIL.
Oh, but it DID have soil, I discovered as I attempted to lift this pot.
The roots had smashed through the bottom of this heavy-duty plastic pot, and the vine planted itself in the dirt.
So I did what any sane person would do in this situation.
I dug up both vines. Again. And put them in a huge tree pot with soil. And brought them to my new house. Because clearly they wanted to live, despite my best efforts.
So, growing on my fence right now are Zombie Vine and his twin brother Zombie Jr. growing happily on a fence and metal arbor a safe distance from the house.
And right now, there is probably a third zombie vine growing at my old house, probably pulling down the back porch as we speak, with the current residents cursing the day I was born for planting such a tyrant of a vine without realizing it is a structural menace.
That's one nightmare after another lol! What zone are you located in?
I had this vine for about 3 years but it choked out a spring clematis so I cut it to the ground and the next year it didn't come up. It's been two years and I still don't see any sign of it returning. My spring clematis did return but I do long for this beautiful autumn clematis as it was so sweet smelling and lovely during the Fall.
Hmm, I guess they are tough, but not indestructible! Hopefully you can get another one in a better spot. Thanks for watching!
This plant flowers on new wood, but if you cut it to the ground, it is possible that you cut too severely so that new growth wasn't going to happen and consequently, it didn't return for you.
It's not invasive in South Lake Tahoe ;)))) SNOW keeps it low.
If you cut it down to the ground to preventseed spread after it has bloomed then you will not be able to enjoy the flowers/scent. Do you mean oncethe bloomsare gone?
Yes, very soon after, before the seeds set. Thanks for watching!
This video is poor and bad information- all of my Garden Club members have unsuccessfully tried to control this plant and have failed.