"Douglas" wrote in message
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| "Rod" wrote in message
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| On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:44:08 +0100, "Stephen Williams"
| wrote:
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| My montana is shedding seeds like there no tomorrow, so I thought I'd
| have a
| go at germinating some.
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| Any sure fire tips?
|
| TIA
| Steve
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| Rod
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| Weed my email address to reply
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| Germinate Montana Rubens or other named clematis seeds?.
| To what purpose?. Cover yours and the neighbours housetops with flowers
for
| a fortnight each May?.
| Who's to say what kind of plant you'll get.

Precisely why I want to try seed - you never know what you will get!



| Clematis are not recommended to be propagated by sowing their seeds..
| Cuttings are the thing, - one to each node, bottom heat essential - and
| care, for multiple success.
| Doug.
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Multiple success of all being the same is fine, seeds give variety. You
have to be ruthless some seeds are bad'uns others are beautiful. I have an
Antrhinum? that has produced orange and yellow flowers and over winters to
flower again.

Steve