Pine Hyacinth
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Pine Hyacinth
- From: "* D* C* <m*@PIPELINE.COM>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 07:00:16 -0400
At 12:29 AM 5/26/99 -0400, you wrote:
> Can you please give a bit more information on this Clematis?
Hi, Gene. This is from Audubon's Field Guide (Eastern), 1995 printing:
Pine Hyacinth; Dwarf Hyacinth (Clematis baldwinii)
Long stalks bear a solitary, nodding, pink to bluish-lavender, bell-shaped
flower. Flowers: 1-2" long; sepals 4, petal-like; petals lacking; stamens
and pistils many. Leaves: 1-4" long, opposite, variable in shape, the
lower ones entire, the upper lobed. Height: 1-2'. Habitat: Wet areas or
pine woods.
Range: Peninsular Florida. A color plate is included in the book (#507).
There is a similar species mentioned (C. crispa).
Personally, I would describe the flowers as shaped like an Easter lily,
only with the ends of the sepals extremely recurved. The inner color of
the blossom is very pale, and the recurved ends bring the pale color to
contrast with the darker outer color. The edges of sepals are frilled and
somewhat serrated, for a lacy effect.
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI USA, Z 5/6
