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Clematis serratifolia |
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| Family |
ranunculaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial vine |
| Flowers |
yellow (July-Oct) |
| Size |
to 9' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Seed ripens | early October |
Late-blooming clematis species from China. Our plants started blooming in August of their third year. The leathery-petaled yellow flowers are small compared to those of hybrid clematis, but there are many of them to enjoy, and the buds look cool, too. The long, undivided leaves are, as the species name indicates, serrated at the edges. Not long after the flowers start opening, the silvery-hairy seedheads come along – much like other clematis, always appreciated, and in this case, I would say that profusion of seedheads is the main event, rather than an afterthought as it might be with the large-flowered clematis.
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| | The mass of seedheads is impressive by late August... |
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| | ...turning into fluffy silver beards by late September. |
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| | The pendulous buds hint at a white flower, instead of the yellow one contained within |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| LuAnn Martin | Jun 03, 2011 | I grew this for 4 years from a small plant, huge, easy to grow, this year it didnt come back for no apparent reason, is it short lived or do you have an idea as to the cause?
Hmm, mine is still going strong - although I can't be sure it's the original plant, since it does seed itself around a bit. I have no immediate answers for you, I'm afraid... |
| susan Di Benedetto | Jun 25, 2012 | Hello, my plant is large and healthy but has never flowered it is about 7 years old, can I help it somehow ? thank you
Provided the plant is getting plenty of sun, I can't think of any reason why an otherwise healthy plant would not flower. |
| Bob | Feb 23, 2013 | Hi, Rob, I was wondering, if this clematis is fragrant? Some sources mention it has a "strong" citrus fragrance.
I'm fragrance-challenged, so take anything I say about scents in the garden with a giant grain of salt. In any case, I can't say I've noticed a fragrance for this climber, but ours grows out of the way of seating areas and pathways, so I may just have missed it. |
| Jeannie andrew | Jun 26, 2016 | I consider plant an invasive weed and have spent years trying to irradiate it from my zone 6 garden. My angel is a sport of serratie and is definitely no angel. Think they are trying to compete with triffids to take over the world. Tanguticq is a much better option. |
- Seed from '05 trade. Baggy 65F (4w) - 35F (8w) - 70F (58%G, 6d)
- Seed from '08 garden. Baggy 65F (80%G, 11-18d)
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