Clematis Niobe 1G

 An early flowering vine, the Niobe Clematis produces large ruby red flowers with yellow centres. Train to climb a trellis, fence or arbour. Suitable for containers.

This clematis pruning type is Type 2. Type 2 clematis bloom in late spring on old wood and again in late summer on new wood. Prune them lightly in early spring before blooming, removing dead wood and cutting back just a little bit but leaving the buds