I had not seen these befor, it is Clematis tungutica 'Radar Love' it says they are fragrent but I could not smell anything
Different Clematis
Oh I really like those-- I've seen them in pictures, but never in person. It's strange to think how many different, and I mean different, kinds of clematis there are. Is that your plant?
Small yellow nodding flowers with twisted, recurving tepals.
Group: Tangutica group
Fragrant: No
Approximate height: 2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s): Jul Aug Sep
Aspect: Any aspect
Pruning: Hard prune (Group 3)
Country of origin: Holland
Check out this link: http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=979
Or this one?
Small deep orange-yellow nodding flowers.
Group: Tangutica group
Fragrant: No
Approximate height: 4.0 - 5.0 metres
Flowering period(s): Jul Aug Sep
Aspect: Sun or semi-shade
Pruning: Hard prune (Group 3)
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=510
This message was edited Aug 3, 2004 12:37 AM
I grow these, and mine are NOT fragrant at all!! I've been jipped LOL, not really, they are pretty neat, so I will let them grow. They do reseed heavily! babies pop up everywhere on this particular one here.
Mine aren't fragrant either. They grow from seed very easy.