Hi,

I have been gradually increasing my population of Clematis, mainly on the
North side of the house, and some are still flowering whilst others are
over.

One particularly produced a myriad of fluffy seeds which dropped in and
around the pot within which it is growing.

This prompted a thought:

"If the Clematis produces loads of seeds each year, why is my garden not
knee deep in Clematis seedlings?".

Has anyone grown Clematis from home produced seed?

Just wondering if it is possible - I presume you could get all sorts of
wierd and wonderful crosses.

TIA
Dave R

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"David W.E. Roberts" writes:
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| "If the Clematis produces loads of seeds each year, why is my garden not
| knee deep in Clematis seedlings?".

My C. tangutica self-seeds itself a bit. My guess is that the
seeds are long-lived and germinate erratically, perhaps only
under some conditions. This is a good strategy for a woodland
plant.

| Has anyone grown Clematis from home produced seed?

I have grown some C. vitalba from wild collected seed, but it
hasn't flowered yet.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , David W.E. Roberts
writes
Hi,

I have been gradually increasing my population of Clematis, mainly on the
North side of the house, and some are still flowering whilst others are
over.

One particularly produced a myriad of fluffy seeds which dropped in and
around the pot within which it is growing.

This prompted a thought:

"If the Clematis produces loads of seeds each year, why is my garden not
knee deep in Clematis seedlings?".

I've got a few self seeded tangutica coming up in the cracks in the
terrace ;-)

Has anyone grown Clematis from home produced seed?

Yes - I planted a head of tangutica in the spring in the hope of
producing seedlings that weren't stuck in the cracks between paving
slabs, and now have 8 sturdy little plants about 8 inches high.

I'm going to try with alpina when the seeds are ripe.
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Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Not home produced seed, but I have had success with clematis alpina seed
brought back from Majorca. I sowed the seeds in JI seed compost, had almost
100% germination the following year and pricked the seedlings out into 9cm
pots. I gave most away to friends and kept two which have since both
flowered . Seeds of all climbing clematis species are best sown from
October, so I am told! Do seeds really know the months of the year?
Best of luck.

Roscoe
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"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in a message:
Hi,

Has anyone grown Clematis from home produced seed?