Clematis recta |
Native Region: Southern and Central Europe
Zone Range: 04-09
Preferred Climate: Continental to hot temperate
Harvest Date: Sunday 21 August, 2011
Seed count: 15-20
Description:
This late-flowering herbaceous perennial has gray-green foliage and bears panicles of small, star-shaped heavily scented white flowers from summer to fall, followed by attractive seedheads. Requires support (reaches 3-6 feet).
Notes:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant.
Cultivation:
Sow seed when ripe in containers in a cold frame. Grow in fertile, humusy well-drained soil in full sun, with the roots and base of the plant in shade. Cut back all the previous year's stems to a pair or strong buds 8 inches above soil level before growth begins in early spring.
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