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Re: clematis cuttings/seed

At 05:43 PM 10/16/97 +1300, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>Can somebody help with information re the propagtion
>of clematis vine either from seed or cuttings???
>I am looking out the window at the most incredible white
>clematis vine flowering so have to have some more to 
>grow so any help with this one would be excellent.
>
>Lara
>
Lara,
I hope this may help you. The seeds need to go thru a period of cold.  
Sow them outside in late fall for germination in spring, or, you could
place them in a moistened paper towel and put this in your freezer for 3
weeks. Then germinate them in a medium that is kept around 80-85 degrees.
Germination is slow.  It may take several months.  Another reference source
suggests that the stratification period is 2-6 months. my experience has
been that the longer the cold treatment, the more success I have had.
If you are interested in cuttings, cut a short stem leaving 2 node sections
above the cut. Take the cuttings when the tight flower buds are developing.
Treat the cutting with a root stimulating hormone and place it in the soil
up to the lowest cut.  The rooting medium should be well-drained.  Rooting
should occur in 4-5 weeks. Take several cuttings as the percentage of
rooting is about 60-70%.
M.Gillman  Ga/Z7
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