Clematis Trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Richard Hawke is plant valuation manager at the Chicago Botanic Garden , where he take farsighted - term trials on rafts of ornamental plants . For the past 22 years , he has evaluated more than 200 clematis varieties , then tabularize the results of those useable today for leverage by gardeners .

You ’ll find Richard ’s top picks and why he likes them in “ swelled Blooming Clematis ” in theJuly / August 2012 issueofFine Gardening(#146 ) . We could n’t print the full results of his study in the powder store , but we can bid many of them here as a download .

More info : Seeclematis varietiesinFine Gardening‘s Plant Guide

The chart admit more than 100 clematis varieties . In accession to Richard ’s evaluation ( on a scale from one to four ) , each variety is characterise by flower color , size , and reporting ; bloom period ; flora height ; andgroup(an crucial identification for pruning ) . If you ’re in the market for a new clematis or if you want to get an adept opinion on a plant you already have , download the chart and take a tone .

Clematis ‘ Starburst ’ ™ Photo / Illustration : Richard Hawke

Clematis ‘ sorry Angel ’ ™ Photo / Illustration : Richard Hawke

Clematis ‘ Pink Champagne ’ ™ Photo / Illustration : Richard Hawke

Clematis ‘ Viola ’ Photo / Illustration : Richard Hawke

Clematis ‘ Princess Diana ’ Photo / Illustration : Danielle Sherry

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