Clematis Serratifolia

Description

This delicate, rarely seen or offered, late flowering climber produces an endless succession of perfumed blooms from June until October, when the frost sends it to sleep again. The fragrant brown-eyed yellow flowers give an unseasonal, and unexpected, supply of delicate lemon essence. Finally the entire plant is covered with fluffy white snowball seed heads right into late winter. It dies down completely uderground by Christmas!

Sowing Advice

Sow seeds at any time onto a good soil-based compost covering seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. We recommend germinating at 15 to 20 degrees C. Germination may be very slow, perhaps 2-3 months, or sometimes much longer, and these seeds may sometimes wait for spring before emerging. Grow on individual seedlings in 3 inch pots before finally planting with climbing support in a well-drained spot or very large pot.

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