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Clematis in Zone 5
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Posted by newbi NS z5 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 11, 07 at 16:46
| Hello all!
Well, I haven't sown anything yet but am going to start my planning so that I am ready in a couple of weeks. I am going through my list of seeds and am astounded with how many I have - a good portion of them are from trades and kind gardeners who have offered SASEs. This time last year I had about 4 types of seeds in my seed box - this year it is overflowing with options. And this is where the problem lies... I can't possibly sow them all! I am going to try to be selective!
I have a couple of questions about Clematis. I would love to start these from seed but am wondering how much success people have had with them (I am zone 5). Are they fussy? How many seasons before they bloom? I was intending to sow them in a couple of weeks but would sooner or later be better? I have three types: Clematis Tangutica, Radar Love, and Rouge Cardinal. Any help/advice is welcome!
Thanks,
Lisa |
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RE: Clematis in Zone 5
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| I did not have luck last year with clems...I read that sometimes they can take over a year to germinate...right now I have some in wet coffee filters in the fridge that have been there since November and nothing germinating yet...you could try googling 'clematis germination table' and look up the varieties you have...I think there is much variation in germ times. Good luck and happy winter sowing, its a blast! |
RE: Clematis in Zone 5
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Hi Lisa:
I also have received Clematis seeds in some of my trades, but I looked up growing them from seed as found out that they take a year or more to germinate, and need lots of care to survive to the blooming stage. It was not recommended for impatient gardeners like me, so I have abandoned the idea of growing them from seed, and am prepared to try growing from a cutting or shelling out the money for a plant from the garden centre.
Northerner. |
RE: Clematis in Zone 5
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| Clematis Tangutica (same as Radar Love) will sprout the first year. It is one of the only reliable Clematis to do so. I winter sowed it 3 years ago and the second year it started taking off. Last year it went up 8 feet unto the deck and started taking it over. :) I'll have to cut it back this spring and start training it as it comes up. It needs discipline! I also have another at the bottom of a birch tree where it gets full sun all day and the soil is rather dry. That one is still chugging along and starting to climb the small birch tree. |
RE: Clematis in Zone 5
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| Thanks everyone. I'm thinking I might just stick to the Radar Love since I am more likely to actually get results from that... I'm not one for delayed gratification. Part of the problem as well is that I don't really have a safe area where I can sow the others and just leave them be for two seasons waiting for them to germinate. Thanks again!
Lisa |
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