| Description | A red flowering deciduous Clematis. An older variety. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | sun, mostly sunny, semi-shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | red, 4-6 narrow tepals, somewhat recurving |
| Fruit | an achene with a persistent plumose style |
| Leaves | dark green leaves, 5 leaflets |
| Dimensions | 10-13 feet tall, moderately vigorous |
| Maintenance | (Pruning group 3 or C) Be ruthless here! Ignore the fat buds you see further up the stem, grit your teeth and cut back to a height of roughly 8"-12" (this should include 2 strong sets of buds. Do this and you will be rewarded by the emergence of vigorous new shoots from the base which will result in a nice, full, multi-stemmed plant loaded with flowers. As the shoots grow you will of course want to spread them out so as to make the most of the display. Sometimes the plants are obliging and train themselves, but most often they need a firm guiding hand (www.clematisnursery.com) |
| Cultivar Origin | Raised by Francisque Morel of France |
| Misc Facts | Can be trained on a supporting object or allowed to scamble |
| Notes & Reference | #84-An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis (Mary Toomey, Everett Leeds), #199-Clematis (Andromeda Matz, Krister Cedergren), www.clematisnursery.com |
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