Clematis Species, Chinese Shrub Clematis, Tube Clematis

This species grow from woody short stems, usually several inches tall and bloom in late fall - a few weeks before some asters and hardy c...Read Morehrysanthemums blooms. The height of the plants usually reach from two to three feet before dying back to the wooden stem in winter. Have very large leaves for a clematis and will grows in woodland shade. Oddly enough it is not sold in the plant trade often even thought it is easy to plant and selfsown.

Tube Clematis or Hyacinth-flower Clematis is a non–climbing form of clematis yet truly perennial with toothed foliage and sky–blue,tu...Read Morebular, star shaped flowers in summer. I grow C. heracleifolia from seeds that I 've traded here on DG. I've sown the seeds at 20ºC (68ºF). If theres no germination in 3-4 wks, move the seeds to -4 to +4ºC (24-39ºF) for 2-4 wks. You could even try winter sowing. The seedlings will flower in their second year. During my house removal it has survived in a small pot outside in temps down to -15oC. So it's a quite little tough plant with very pretty blue flowers...I find them rather big for the plants size.

Tube Clematis is an very interesting plant, its flower varies very much in the wild area in China,the size,color,shape and fragrance is d...Read Moreifferent among different plants, I notice it four 4 years, it is surely a valuable gene resource for breeding.

A beautiful but unprepresuming shubby clematis in zone 4a. It reseeds but it is not invasive. The flowers have a very light fragrance. ...Read More The leaves also have a pleasant smell when dried.