Today, I pruned my clematis down to one or two leaf buds from the ground. The vines that I cut off had some green leaves coming out on them, so I cut them into smaller segments and put them in a jar of water to see if they’ll root. I read on GardenWeb.com that someone had luck leaving clematis cuttings in water for three or four months, and they rooted. If it works, it’ll be awesome, because these were expensive plants and they will be so beautiful when they grow large and produce those large red flowers.