 Clematis integrifolia |
Native Region: Central Europe, South Western Russia Zone Range: 04-09 Preferred Climate: Continental to warm temperate Harvest Date: Tuesday 16 October, 2012 Seed count: 15-20
Description:
This herbaceous perennial has lance-shaped leaves and bears solitary bell-shaped blue flowers with cream anthers in summer, followed by silvery seedheads.
Cultivation: For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame. Grow in fertile, humusy well-drained soil in full sun, with roots and base of the plant in shade. Mulch in late winter with compost or well-rotted manure; avoid covering the crown. Cut back all previous year's growth to a pair of strong buds 6-8 inches off the ground in spring.
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