Clematis: serpentine layering, 0 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
has anyone tried serpentine layering? this is an Macropetala Markam's Pink clematis. last summer i took a long vine and inserted the vine in the soil, at leaf node points, in three places. now this spring the results are in. i have 3 nice baby plants. i will mark them, make sure they are pampered a bit and then this fall cut them free from the original vine/ mother plant. then next spring i will dig them up. actually i will probably only dig one up as i do not want a second display of this beautiful early bloomer. will let the other babies fill in and add beauty as the mother ages.


i do try and layer a lot to create little plants to fill in and protect the display, but this is the first time i have done a multiple or serpentine layering. kind of a botanical experiment.

this clem blooms so early, best to never prune.
photo not so good, but i am psyched that the multiple attempt worked so well.