and is capable of a second round, August care should be light and supportive. If it blooms mostly from midsummer into fall on fresh growth, you still do not want to hard-prune in August, but you can be a little more confident about trimming weak, messy stems. I keep a plant tag in a garden journal because by August, after soccer carpools and canning tomatoes, I never trust my memory.
2. Water deeply, not frequently, and aim for 1 to 1.5 inches per week
Clematis roots hate drying out,
