Clematis texensis

This is a native Texas clematis. They are very small, and dainty looking, but tough as nails.
-T

And much easier to propagate than C. pitcheri too. The only two clematis I bother to grow!

Very petite.Another to add to my needs list. :o)

very pretty

What excellent detail on that photo. It is a perfect little minature. Great!

What a charmer!

It makes me so proud to know this clematis is from our state!!..And not only that it's parentage has been used to hybridize many wonderful, popular clematis today..I should be so ashamed I am not growing that one...LOL..Yea Texas!!...Jeanne

You Texans do have some wonderful natives! I've had my eye out for that one around here for some time, it'll show up eventually :-) We do borrow a lot of your stuff over here LOL

Jeanne-
The pitcheri is the purple version of this. It is one I mentioned to you in the other thread(coral vine). Ü

Azreno-Yes, and we take a lot of yours, too!, lol...Especially since we seem to be getting gradually warmer, warmer...

Maybe we need a trip to Texas. They seem to have more cool plants then us.

I doubt this one has been used in hybridizing as a parent--pitcheri is also native.

Dmj..you can go to
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/
and click on Clematis Search and put in Texensis in the bottom where it says Parentage...I found 52 clematis...that has it in their heritage...and that is only the ones that the Hybridizers will divulge..alot of them don't so as not to share what they are having success crossing with...As a matter of fact the Clematis "Princess Diana" which has been all the rage the past few years has it in her.....Jeanne

Practically all species have been used to hybridize- that is often the motive for hunting down new species. Weak growing spp. with redeeming qualities are often bred with tougher ones, for obvious reasons.
C. texensis, I understand, lends is habit, toughness, and color for hybrids.

Who could say no to red, eh?
(K)

I agree James..who could not love C. Texensis!!...Jeanne
OH yea..Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhh...Texas..!!

I bet you'd like this then.
(Not ducking, but running away)

James-
Surprisingly,(at least probably to you, lol) I actually really love that combination!! It is very bright. I like bright colors, just not dark colors. Am I making any sense?, lol...

I'm a hippie at heart and love the sixties colors of orange & hot pink, combined.

To me that is a great orange, and hot pink. To me there is a very distinct difference between red, and hot pink. Red is usually darker and not as bright.

Orange??...love, luv, love, orange...

Great photo!

Those colors remind me of the only 'dress' I owned when I graduated in the '60s. It was polished cotton & my mother bought it for me b/c my wardrobe was brown, blues, & blacks, all skirts & blouses. She said I needed so livelier colors!! lol

Oh, there is a lot of distance between red and hot pink. Firstly, pink isn't worth being called a color, it is just light red, a nasty pastel of an otherwise nice color. And Red is red, pure, primary red. (says the painter)
Boo to pale pink!

If there were a true orange Clematis, I'd be on it like a cheetah on a gazelle.
Kenton

ed. to add:
If you've not been here, Clematis lovers, please vote:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/653747/



This message was edited Sep 23, 2006 9:30 PM

seedpicker,
Here is a link to a picture of the C. texensis that i have growing in my yard (from PlantFiles). Your flower looks so different? Is this quite a variable species?

http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/67040/

DMJ,
C. texensis is the parent of quite a few clematis hybrids. C. texensis is almost impossible to root from cuttings, so seed-grown plants are all that are available - if you can find them.

The hybrids of C. texensis are quite easy to root and are easily found in the trade.

Here is a link to Donahue's Greenhouses in Faribault, MN - one of the largest distributors of clematis in the USA.

http://www.donahuesclematis.com/

Click on Standard Varieties (near the bottom of the page) and then on Small Flower varieties. The C. texensis hybrids are near the bottom of the list.

C. texensis is my favorite clematis.
Mike

I already have the plant Mike...

Mike-
Yes, they can be a bit variable, and the soil can tint them, too. I am in an area that is on the alkaline side, so things tend to be a bit on the marroon side, instead of real red.

Also mine was grown from seed. Each seedling can vary a bit from the mother plant, either in color, or form, or both.

I"ve grown many different leather flowers from seed, and it is really interesting to see some of the bloom differences, ...even from the same batch of seeds...
-T

I think your Clematis texensis is a beauty ...we think we have C pitcheri at work

Darn T. another Clematis supplier I am going to be in trouble!!

I looking forward to my seed grown ones to blooming ...I hope...next year.

P

I love growing clematis from seed. You never know what you are going to get, and I've been very pleasantly surprised on occasion, with some of my results...
-T

these are some of the first from seed I haven't killed.

P

clematis crispa anyone? many many (30 or so) years ago I dug up a cute flowering vine on a friend's property, I brought it to my mother, not knowing what it was. She eventually found out that it was a native clematis, (clematis crispa). It thrives in our back yard in south Louisiana, and we have for many years been sharing offspring from the same plant that I gave to her all those years ago. We are successfull in transplanting babies that grow up on their own from fallen seeds, and there is an incredible germination rate from harvested seed. I don't know how well young plants will travel in a mailing, but I would be more than happy to share seeds. Although this native clematis reproduces itself easily it is truely nonenvasive. If you are interested, let me know and as soon as seeds are available, I'll get some to you. They bloom well the same year planted, and if your winter is not too harsh, you'll find that they may freeze down, but will resprout from the grown into a fuller vine every year.

I would like to try to grow one of those clematis crispas, please. : )
~Lucy

I would love too Trade for your seed.

I wonder how hardy C crispa would be? Would it make it in zone 4a, Minnesota? If there would be a chance, I'd like to try some seed. I could send some of my C. texensis seed in exchange.
Thanks,
Mike

didbrou, is all of your seed spoken for? Do you know the color of the bloom or is that what surprises you?

treelover, do you have any of your Texensis available?

Im very excited I just got my plants from Wayside gardens they hav a full shade clematis its called Rooguchii. Does any one have one of those? Impretty happy about finding these in the catologe. I would like to here from you if you have one. They have a purple bell flower on them when they blossom i will post a picture.

Just so you know, Rooguchi doesn't climb by itself and will have to be tied up if you want it to go up. I do have one. If you haven't ordered the Rooguchi yet I'd advise that you buy it from one of the clematis vendors instead. The clematis from Wayside take a long time to grow because they are small and should be put in a pot for a year.

Thanks for that info Doss I have already ordered them I just recieved them the other day. I didnt know about the pot for a year perhaps I'll try that. Next time I will order from a clematis grower. Its very good to get info like this I did know that they do not climb on there own the cat. did state that. Does yours ramble on the ground? How is the performance of them?

I found Rooguchi very reliable and I love the flowers. I leave it ramble. I do have another herbacious cultivar, Durandii, that I keep on a trellis though and it is easy to tie it up.

doss do you have to cut the rooguchii back in the spring or does it grow on old wood? i did you suggestion it put them in pots in the shade:) it looks like theyve already started sprouting. they have new growth already. they were sitting on the table for a couple of days. should they blossom this fall? the tag says spring and fall. just wondering thanks for the suggestion ronna

Rooguchi is a type 3 pruner and blooms on new wood so cut it back to about 1 foot in the spring. They don't need to be in the shade I think but mine is only in the sun until about 12:00. I don't know if it will flower in the fall or not - clematis have their own timing.

smockette,
Sorry, I have not checked back here in a while.

I don't have any seed now, but I will in the fall. Send me a Dmail this fall and I will send you some.
Thanks,
Mike