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Maggi Young

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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2010, 08:27:35 PM »
Yes Maggi, it is scented. ;D
Hurrah... even better! I find that a lot of the smaller flowered cuties are better scented than the big flat ones..... the New Zealand types are lovely..... not that I can ever remember what their names are....petriei  etc...  :-\
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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #16 on: August 04, 2010, 08:32:42 PM »
Maggi, I've never seen any of the NZ ones. I did get seed for quite a few from various seed exchanges this year but had no luck with germination. :(
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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #17 on: August 04, 2010, 08:42:08 PM »
I'm not sure we get much good seed off ours, Helen... but I'll look.
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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #18 on: August 04, 2010, 09:38:49 PM »
Wonderful little clematis Maggiepie  ::) I have a texensis named "Kaiu" having  little white flowers whith purple-grey tinge, as viorna form. I can try to collect seeds if your are interested in  ;)
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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2010, 08:18:08 AM »
Helen, I love these little clematis but only have a knowledge of those found here in the UK and I am loving this thread  :D 

Your miguel crispa seedling is exquisite - what great photos showing its size and royal purple colour recurved petals - never seen such a beauty before, congratulations.

Looking forward to more photos  :)



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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2010, 10:38:09 AM »
I'm not sure we get much good seed off ours, Helen... but I'll look.

Maggi, that would be great, thank you.

Nicole, isn't little kaiu beautiful, I believe it is a cross of viorna with viticella. I have been told the viticella comes from campaniflora. I do have kaiu but it doesn't set seed in time to ripen before the frosts. At least it didn't last year. I still tried to germinate them but no luck.

Robin, am so pleased you like the little crispa, I still can't believe my luck at how beautiful it is. I just hope it doesn't change in its second year.
I have a lovely atragene seedling that was so pretty last year, when it flowered this year it looked like a totally different flower.
Yet, when it had a bit of a second flush some months later, the flowers were the same as the original ones.
Very strange.

Here's a few more seedlings, a bit of a mixed bag.

Oops, think I might have overdone it ::)


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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #21 on: August 05, 2010, 11:50:08 AM »
Helen, a lovely set of photos - certainly not overdone  ;D

I grew purple spider in my old garden and loved it, so dark when it first came out and really spider-like.  Ember is especially lovely and your integrifolia seedling is like a gemstone, translucent in the light  :)
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Re: Looking for clematis species seed
« Reply #22 on: August 05, 2010, 07:32:56 PM »
Thanks, Robin, I have to say I am in love with these little flowers.
5 of the pics are various integrifolia seedlings, there is such diversity with the colours and shapes and so easy to grow.
What more can one ask for. ;D
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