Don’t dig it up, you might get new shoots in spring. I think this year has been hard on plants, too much heat and not enough rain.
VisenyaRose
So did mine. Heatwave. I watered it really well when I saw it browning but it didn’t save it
Healthy-Price-3104
I’ve had a really tough time with Clematis this year
Booboodelafalaise
I would cut it all back to about 30 cm and discard all the dead stuff. If you keep an eye on the remaining plant and keep it watered, it may recover in time.
Clematis are a lot tougher than people sometimes think!
Tim-Sanchez
I’ve had clematis die multiple times and come back, cut it right back and I bet you’ll see new shoots next year
Solasta713
Clematis have very, for the lack of a better word… Sensitive roots.
Most likely reason is the heat has increased its water needs and its got heat stress.
However, these things also hate root disturbance. I’ve stunted the growth on mine for a good few months because i planted something near the rootball and its having a hissy fit.
As others have said…. It may not be dead. Sensitive and sulky they are. But they are also pretty hardy things too.
Cut it right back and keep giving the rootball a good watering, especially on hotter days. You might find come the spring, it grows back.
And if its Clematis Armandii… It’ll grow back rapidly.
LittleRousseau
One of mine has too! Strangely, I have planted 3 of them in a row (with enough space in between) and one of them has died but the others are doing really well. I have no idea!
RevolutionaryMail747
They must have moist feet always. Frequent watering important and mulching their base to keep moisture in
perscitia
The roots probably got baked in the sun. Clematis likes nice damp and cool feet. Prop a roof tile or something at an angle near the roots to shade them. I got a ceramic root shade that works great, it just protects the lower part of the plant and the soil.
paulywauly99
Check the base of the stem that not cut or chewed.
Plot_3
Mine has just done exactly this too. I had watered, but maybe not enough. I’m going to cut all the dead off, cross my fingers and wait and see if any thing comes back.
SpRoCkEt_87
I’ve got one that I thort was dead shriveled like yours did. Did nothing for months and months.so I got another.
the dead one started growing in the compost heap next spring. Now I have 2 😁 there definitely hard I’m not a great gardener 😅
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Water
I’m sorry for your loss.
Don’t dig it up, you might get new shoots in spring. I think this year has been hard on plants, too much heat and not enough rain.
So did mine. Heatwave. I watered it really well when I saw it browning but it didn’t save it
I’ve had a really tough time with Clematis this year
I would cut it all back to about 30 cm and discard all the dead stuff. If you keep an eye on the remaining plant and keep it watered, it may recover in time.
Clematis are a lot tougher than people sometimes think!
I’ve had clematis die multiple times and come back, cut it right back and I bet you’ll see new shoots next year
Clematis have very, for the lack of a better word… Sensitive roots.
Most likely reason is the heat has increased its water needs and its got heat stress.
However, these things also hate root disturbance. I’ve stunted the growth on mine for a good few months because i planted something near the rootball and its having a hissy fit.
As others have said…. It may not be dead. Sensitive and sulky they are. But they are also pretty hardy things too.
Cut it right back and keep giving the rootball a good watering, especially on hotter days. You might find come the spring, it grows back.
And if its Clematis Armandii… It’ll grow back rapidly.
One of mine has too! Strangely, I have planted 3 of them in a row (with enough space in between) and one of them has died but the others are doing really well. I have no idea!
They must have moist feet always. Frequent watering important and mulching their base to keep moisture in
The roots probably got baked in the sun. Clematis likes nice damp and cool feet. Prop a roof tile or something at an angle near the roots to shade them. I got a ceramic root shade that works great, it just protects the lower part of the plant and the soil.
Check the base of the stem that not cut or chewed.
Mine has just done exactly this too. I had watered, but maybe not enough. I’m going to cut all the dead off, cross my fingers and wait and see if any thing comes back.
I’ve got one that I thort was dead shriveled like yours did. Did nothing for months and months.so I got another.
the dead one started growing in the compost heap next spring. Now I have 2 😁 there definitely hard I’m not a great gardener 😅