Description | Radar Love Clematis (Clematis) is a deciduous, perennial climber with dark green leaves and, from midsummer to early autumn, small, nodding, yellow lantern-shaped flowers followed by fluffy clusters of seeds. |
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Pronunciation | (KLEM-uh-tiss) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Vines |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | sun to shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Temperature | most down to -34 degrees F |
Flowers | waxy, yellow, lantern shaped flowers, large seed heads, most flower continuously through out the summer |
Fruit | The fluffy seed heads are made up of achenes (seeds) with a fluffy (plumose) tail. |
Stems | deciduous climber |
Dimensions | up to 20 feet |
Maintenance | pruning group #3, cut back hard in the winter or early spring |
Propagation | cuttings |
Notes & Reference | #84-An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis (Mary Toomey, Everett Leeds), www.clematisnursery.com |