Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: C. Christie-Miller
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 3
USDA Zone 4
USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
Plant Group: Flammula
Typical Plant Size: Typically 3 to 4 feet
Pruning Group: Group 2 - Optional, light pruning after flowering
Bloom Diameter: Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm)
Bloom Color (Tepals): White/Cream/Silver hue
Bloom Shape: Single
Preferred Light: Prefers full sun
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements
Additional Information: Very attractive seedheads

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Dark purple, fading very slowly over summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Serious Black™
Cultivar name: 'Lime Close'
Common names
  • Clematis

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Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-24
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-24
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-24
Location: My gardens
Date: Spring 2020
Location: My gardens
Date: Spring 2020
Location: My gardens
Date: 2020-04-27
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2018-06-13
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Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015 06-13
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-30
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015 06-13
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2016-04-23
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Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2016-04-09
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Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-06-11
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Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Feb 10, 2012 4:35 AM concerning plant:
    Stems of deep midnight purple emerge in mid-spring and keep this color for most of the spring, then fade slightly with some green overtones. Cut back in mid-summer to renew the purple color of the foliage.

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