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On 2010-04-29 16:12:05 +0100, ®óñ© © ²°¹° said:

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:02:53 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2010-04-29 11:58:53 +0100, kay said:


Some years ago I grew from seed something that was labelled Clematis
integrifolia. It clearly wasn't, since it galloped straight to the top
of a Sorbus. So I've been looking out for flowers, and this year I
spotted them at the top of the tree - white, dropping, with rounded
rather than pointed petals. In terms of flowering time, this is very
early - before C armandii, and before CC alpina is even showing buds. So
I assume C cirrhosa - but is there anything else it could be?

It's also not totally tender - it's come through this winter unscathed,
whereas I lost my 10 year old C armandii

There's a white one called C. cirrhosa Jingle Bells

It's nice that Googling "C. Cirrhosa" and liver wort produces hits.

Pity to waste a good word like cirrhosis.

I like Pulmonaria, lungwort - that has spotty leaves in most cases.

The cirrhosa in this case means hairy not diseased liver looking! :~)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea