I kind of attacked my garden yesterday, will my clematis montana grow back?

I always thought it looked beautiful, it cascaded over the fence.Even in winter, all the stems intertwined, it still looked gorgeous.But then, my father complained about it, as he always does, and so I cut it back.He still complained, and so then I got angry and upset and cut the whole thing back, had to get a saw to cut through the main trunk(which I didn't realise was so big as it hasn't been seen for years), but now, my garden fence looks naked.Will it grow back?????Also, what is the fastest growing ivy / creeper?

I kind of attacked my garden yesterday, will my clematis montana grow back?
I am not familiar with the term clematis montana so I am assuming that it is a form of clematis the same as or similar to those commonly seen in gardens.

My experience of clematis is that you can chop it off at the ground and it will shoot again so i imagine that yours will also throw out new growth.

I found this out the hard way when I got a mut from the pound that gnawled my clematis off at ground level. I panicked and asked the nursury how to grow cuttings from the unchewed remnants- they said dont worry it will grow again- and it did!.

Hope that yours has a speedy recovery.
Reply:Celmatis montana is tough - so you might be lucky. There are many other types of clematis if you like them. I have an almondine that is evergreen in winter, quite small growing.

The fastest growing climber is one called Russian vine. Don't go there. If you think your Dad moans over the clematis, he's going to moan even more about the Russian vine. It is also knowns as mile-a-minute.

Have a look at the other clematis - there are many varieties. Email me if you want some suggestions.
Reply:Comments: Blooms on previous season's growth so prune after flowering.



Bummer for you. It will grow back, but won't flower this coming year.
Reply:Should grow back, did the same thing last year to my largest clematis, came back very quickly and bloomed in late august--
Reply:it will never grow back. maybe you should have just sawed your father in half.



also, poison ivy grows pretty past. try that.



it's also very delicious.

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