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Profile:4 positives
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Gardeners' Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Neutral | Joan | On May 25, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:
Editor's Note
Some resources list all parts of all Clematis species poisonous if ingested. The toxic principal is Anemonin, and symptoms after ingestion include intense burning sensation in the mouth and mouth ulcers.
Dermatitis and skin irritation has also been recorded, as have allergies and hay fever type symptoms from pollen inhalation.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to caution gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
| | Positive | seedpicker_TX | On Apr 2, 2009, seedpicker_TX from (Taylor) Plano, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: This is my very favorite clematis. It likes a lot more sun than most clematis. The flowers are HUGE. They last for several weeks, and even when they are done, the center petals hang on for another few days.
Even in my alkaline soil, they are very true blue.
There can be two flower forms of this, on the same plant. Sometimes they open single and sometimes double. The double blooms are the most showy.
If you can find some of this from Monrovia, buy it! They sell huge specimens with great root systems. I've purchased this from several places(Wayside, Lowes, and a garden center carrying Monrovia) and the Monrovia was by far the best, and largest one for the price.
The one from Wayside is growing painfully slowly, and the Lowes one is doing ok. The Monrovia ones are taking off and are a real joy.
My sister visited one year, and asked if they were fake. She said she'd never seen such large beautiful flowers, especially that color, that were not fake. :0) | | Positive | Merrilee | On Jul 6, 2008, Merrilee from Batavia, IL (Zone 5a) wrote: This clematis is worth the extra effort. I planted it 4 years ago. Each year I would get just 1-3 small blossoms on it. This year I was going to dig it up and replace it with another clematis. It took off and I currently have 12 blooms with more on the way. (early July) Mine is not real blue, more of a lavender but very full and beautiful. I have many different kinds of clematis in my yard but this one is very special. | | Positive | scutler | On Aug 5, 2005, scutler from Charleston, SC (Zone 8b) wrote: My blue light bloomed this year for the 1st time (It's maybe 2 years old). The spot where I planted it gets very little sun, so I had feared it would not bloom. This spring it produced dozens of large sky blue blooms that seemed to last forever. Then, much to my surprise, and despite my failure to remove the spent blooms, it continued to bloom off and on all summer long! I have dozens of clematis plants. None have bloomed so tirelessly as this one. Even in the hottest part of summer (and I live in the South US!) when no other clematis in my yard was even thinking of blooming, this plant seemed to always display a few blooms. And it's also quite lovely! | | Positive | Gourd | On Apr 27, 2005, Gourd from (Zone 4b) wrote: Container grown and bloomed the first year. Good color, the center takes a few days to fill out. This is photo of first day it opened. |
| Regional...This plant has been said to grow in the following regions: Moreno Valley, California
San Leandro, California
Keystone Heights, Florida
Batavia, Illinois
Plainfield, Illinois
Bloomfield, Iowa
Kingfield, Maine
Portland, Oregon
Charleston, South Carolina
Gainesboro, Tennessee
Paris, Texas
Plano, Texas
Willis, Texas
Puyallup, Washington
Ripon, Wisconsin
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