Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Typical Plant Size: Typically under 3 feet
Pruning Group: Group 3 - Hard pruning recommended in early spring
Bloom Diameter: Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm)
Bloom Color (Tepals): Light to Lavender Blue hue
Bloom Shape: Bell shape
Preferred Light: Prefers full sun
Moisture Requirements: Tolerates infrequent watering
Additional Information: Very attractive seedheads

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Spring
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Warm,moist stratification for 3-4 months,followed by 2-3months cold stratification during which germination takes place. Expose to warmth when germination is complete.
Can handle transplanting
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Scott’s Sugarbowls
  • Clematis
  • Sugarbowl Clematis
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Clematis hirsutissima var. scottii
  • Synonym: Clematis scottii
  • Synonym: Coriflora scottii

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-24
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-24
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-30
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-05-26
Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Feb 10, 2012 4:00 AM concerning plant:
    Slow to get going, but worth the wait. Can be planted in full sun when regularly irrigated or will tolerate drier conditions in partial shade. Needs well draining soil. This clematis is from the southern foothills of Colorado's Front Range.
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On April 1, 2018 Potted up
up-potted the 9 I didn't plant out last fall (from 2.25" to 3.25")
MrsBinWY On June 8, 2017 Plant emerged
Observed 1st true leaves this day.
MrsBinWY On March 12, 2017 Seeds germinated
5 seeds had germinated (1 seedling had fully emerged); 3-24-17 - potted 6 more that had germinated; 4-2-17-potted 6 more that had germinated; 19 of 20 germinated
MrsBinWY On January 15, 2017 Seeds sown
Baggie, 3-4 mos. warm stratification followed by 2-3 mos cold stratification, seeds from Alplains (Clematis scottii), 20
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