RE: clematis viticella varieties

I have Little Nell but she is too immature to comment on.  She is growing, however, in nearly complete shade and growing just fine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson [d*@zetnet.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:59 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: RE: clematis viticella varieties


The message <50E17FF6DF80E446AE25A8369C18C49705655B24@Athena.schwabe.com>
from "Saxton, Susan" <SSaxton@schwabe.com> contains these words:

> I grow several different vitacella varieites.  The one that blooms
> unequivocally the "longest" is Polish Spirit.

> Venosa Violecea (sp -- sorry, I'm at work) is SO worth growing,
> though, as it is a bi-color.

> These plants are nearly bullet-proof and grow anywhere, sun or shade. 
> They often root where they touch the ground, too.  My *only* comment
> that needs heeding is they are NOT small plants.  They are more like
> 10-15' instead of your typical 8-10' clematis.

Has anyone grown 'Little Nell'? It looks good in pictures. It has a
whitish textured flower with pink tinges.  I'm wondering how robust and
floriferous it is.

Janet Galpin
S Lincs, UK

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