should i be worried

[nosferato]

hey all,
here are some pictures of my clematis, i have noticed the black spots on the leaves and the stems are white does this ring any bells for anyone . thanks in advance

[nick the grief]

leprosy !!! .... no only joking. I suspect it is just the rain & damp conditions that we have been getting recently.

Just keep an eye on it and if it starts to die back cut it off at ground level & give a good mulch & then cross everything

[Alice]

Plants never have perfect leaves Nosferato. I don't see anything dire there. Hope I'm right.

[nosferato]

its not looking good

hey all this is my 2nd post about my sick clematis. as you can see from the first picture the flowers used to be alot latger now as you see from the other pictures thats the best the flowers look now and they dont last half as long as they used too any ideas will be of help thanks you

[nick the grief]

I think it's just the plant Nos,

The first picture is the only 1 flower were there more? if not thats your answer. If you have 5x the amount f flower they will be smaller also with all the rain we've had it's been cool & harder tfor the plants to flower as they need a bit of sun to harden them up, all this rain has made the growth soft so they look paler on the leaves. try giving it a bit of a feed and it will be fine I'm sure.

[nosferato]

thanks ill give it a try

[Nicos]

sort of looks like it's got some fungal stuff on the stems???

Have a look at this site- and check out the 'problems' section.....

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1247.html

[nosferato]

sort of looks like it's got some fungal stuff on the stems???

Have a look at this site- and check out the 'problems' section.....

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1247.html

thank you i think i have wilt lol but my plent look real ill now .. we'll have to see thanks again

[Curvy Vixen]

I was in my local garden centre last night and bought a great book on diseases and pests in the garden. This post stuck in my mind (sad I know ) and I looked up the clematis section and this does indeed describe your problems as 'Wilt'. It says that you need to cut the plant back to below ground level and burn all the greenery...sorry!

[nosferato]

thank you for your reply

[Nicos]

Be brave nosferatu...next year you will be pleased you were!

Either that ..or you'll be coosing a different plant to replace it!!