Does our clematis stand a chance of surviving the move to a new apartment?

We have a beautiful clematis growing on our balcony. Now that we are looking at moving into a new apartment, I wonder whether the plant stands a chance of surviving a move to the new place.





Its vines have attached themselves to parts of the wall in front of which the clematis has been standing for a year now, so moving it would mean carefully detaching these. If that means damaging the plant I think I'd rather leave the plant to whoever moves into our old place after us and hope they appreciate and look after it.

Does our clematis stand a chance of surviving the move to a new apartment?
You will not damage the plant by moving it, as it is already in a pot and the root is the key to the plant's health. You can cut it back to within 18 inches of the root with no problems, so don't worry too much about saving the outlying growth. Your plant is likely to be heathier next year from the pruning this year, at any rate.





When you move the pot, try to approximate the same light conditions as on your balcony. And remember, clematis likes to have its feet in the shade and its face in the sun, so put a good mulch around the base.





Congratulations on your new home!
Reply:Your clematis will probably take the move OK. It is better to snip the tendrils individually than to try and unwrap them. You may also have to cut some of the vines back. However, none of these are fatal to the plant, though it may take a little while to get established again.
Reply:slowly pull the attached leads away from the wall


my mother had a clematis at our old house, and she moved it to their new house with no problems