Clematis: New to clematis, 1 by revclaus

revclaus wrote:
The silver lace vine will probably take over your clematis next year. They are rampant growers. You might want to move either one or the other vines. Clematis and most other perennials sleep the first year, creep the second year and then the third year they leap, so next year will be the year for your clematis to leap, especially if you leave it where it is. You said it was purple with a yellow center. Do you mean like the one below? If so, it's a Jackmanii, the most common clematis, and you would prune it in the early spring, probably March in Iowa. Prune it to about 18", just above two good buds. You'll see the buds on the stems, even though it all looks dead as you may remember. Do you have a photo of the vine?