QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPlantingcuttings from clematis 0 Vote Up Vote Down ita hannon asked 14 years ago I have a large climetas that i want to be plants from when is the right time to take cuttings fro it it has a white flower and what type of cutting do i take? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Clematis is best rooted from stem cuttings of the new growth taken in June or July.