Tuesday, September 11, 2012

'Tube' Clematis 'China Blue'

In my garden
In my garden
At Allen Centennial Garden
At Allen Centennial Garden

This clematis spreads by self-seeding. It will bloom the second year from germination. It does really well germinating from winter sowing. A beautiful navy blue with lots and lots of bloom, this clematis is good zone 3 - 8. It grows about 2 1/2' tall and tolerates a wide range of conditions.

The Allen Centennial Gardens grew it a couple years back with grasses and calamintha. I saw it then and realized how wonderful this easy clematis is and how underutilized. Find it! Grow it!

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2 comments:

  1. JasonSeptember 11, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Nice. A wide range of conditions - does that include shade?

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  2. RachelleSeptember 11, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    I think you would be disappointed trying to grow it in heavy shade, but dappled shade is where it is growing in these pictures. I have a picture of it growing in full sun (at Allen Centennial Garden) and it is incredible.

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