Clematis seeds
Just been sowing mine, so if you have a mind to have a go - Nows the
time! look for the swollen bases and fluffy tops which tells you its both viable and ripe. May take a year or two to germinate but you could get something stunning. -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
Clematis seeds
"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... Just been sowing mine, so if you have a mind to have a go - Nows the time! look for the swollen bases and fluffy tops which tells you its both viable and ripe. May take a year or two to germinate but you could get something stunning. -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea --------------------- Perhaps you may have had knowledge of my brother Vincent Denny whose Clematis garden was just north of Preston. Lancs., England. He used to lecture at distant places such as Poland where Clematis growuig is very well supported. He was also one of the Station Masters at Preston Railway Station. I live in the Furness Peninsula at Barrow-in-Furness. I spent a lot of time at his place and helped build his greenhouses, etc.etc. and sort out the surrounds. We built long tables with six-inch high edges. These were filled with compost, about six to eight inches in height. The majority of his plants were started inside; - "pricked-out" (labelled, of course) and covered with polythene until they rooted. They then were potted-on for a while, then arranged outside for extra viewing by the visiting customers. You'd be surprised to know how many families like to wander around such gardens at weekends and holiday-times. Getting Clematis by planting seeds is just not on. His "Mother plants" were all 'years-old' fully grown and these were used for propagation. That is to say they were used to take cuttings from , - this method being the most successful. Here in my garden I have about 50 clematis on the fences of both sides of my garden. I too love them and derive much pleasure every year. They are planted in such a manner as to take into consideration the fact that to get a long season one has to plant clematii by knowing what part of the season they will flower. Then, in your garden you can get different colours and colour variations all through the season. Good gardening to all!. Doug Denny. ---------------------- |
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