"Stephen Williams" wrote in
message ...

"Douglas" wrote in message
...
|
| "Rod" wrote in message
| ...
| On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:44:08 +0100, "Stephen Williams"
| wrote:
|
| My montana is shedding seeds like there no tomorrow, so I thought I'd
| have a
| go at germinating some.
|
| Any sure fire tips?
|
| TIA
| Steve
|
| http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html
|
| Rod
|
| Weed my email address to reply
| http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html
|
| ********
| 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.
| ********

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
**************

With respect Steve, we are talking clematis.
The standard procedure is to choose two named varieties and use the
cross-pollination method.
There's a difficulty here. If you have a wide variety of plants in one
greenhouse or garden you get plenty of cross pollination but it is out of
control and you can't put your wife's name on a new variety only by chance.
If you screen the two plants and cross-pollinate them you get a good chance
of success and you will know the antecedents names.
What I mean is that you have more control.
If you accidentally get a wildcat sport you may as well just call it Lizzie
Hoggins. (Only joking, - Liz.! (:^)
Doug.
********