Clematis 'Joan Picton'

This was the biggest surprise to come home to!! #NOTdead #nevergiveup #clematis #joanpicton #reawakening

That is gorgeous 💕💕💕

Ooh love this!

That's a beautiful colour 💙💜💙

So beautiful 😍😍😍

Stunning 👌

What a beautiful shade of purple!

Fab! I have one too! @jennlamaye

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Are these the #seeds from #clematis ? It was where a bloom was, and just disintegrated in my hand when I touched it today.

Yes, those are seeds :)

I'm still waiting for mine congrats that is exciting

Wow! I lost half of them just touching the pod. Crazy! Can't wait to have more! @treefrog44 @spyder1980

Great! Now I know what to look for hopefully when my passion flower Bloom's😊😁

Think passion flower has like a fruit not a fuzzy head like clemitis

#jennseeds2018 #stratification 3 months

http://www.clematisinternational.com/seeds.html

Clematis seeds may take up to three years to germinate, but you should get some germination in about six months to a year. Collect ripe seed in the fall and plant in sterile seed starting mix, covering seeds with a thin layer of sand. Place the container into a zip lock polyethylene bag and place it outside in a shady spot (or a refrigerator) for several months during the winter so that they go through several freeze/thaw cycles.

Then place the covered container in a warm location out of direct sunlight and wait for your first seedling. As the seeds germinate, the small plants should be pricked out of the germinating container and planted into a small pot using a sterile soilless mix. Be very careful as the root will be a single long root in the beginning. As it grows larger it will need a larger pot, fertilizer and constant moisture. When the plant has three sets of leaves, pinch out the growing tip to promote branching

Your seedling will take at least a year to offer its first bloom and another three years to become a mature plant.

Eww, I Would Love to u have seed for both your Clemitis. Would both of them have seed?😍

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Gorgeous ❤️

@davosteel74 My plant's #firstbloom ... Loving it!

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So excited! The first bloom! #clematis

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@cyndi I sent you this one. Hope it germinates!

@cyndi I do the same thing so I can go back for reference.