Clematis tangutica plant details, a deciduous climber including 'Bill MacKenzie'

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clematis tangutica

Many clematis are grown for their rich pink, purple or red flowers. But the species tangutica has an altogether fresher feel. A long succession of nodding, bright golden flower-heads, are held on long stalks from mid-summer until well into autumn.

clematis tangutica

After the flowers have been pollinated, wonderful silken seed heads form, extending the period of interest.

An exuberant deciduous climber, it reaches up to 5 metres high. The deeply cut, fresh green leaves create a fine backdrop to the flowers. It is a particularly accommodating plant, coping equally well with sun or shade but does prefer some shade for the roots.

As it flowers from mid-summer on current growth, if not pruned it tends to create a tangled mass of growth above bare stems.

Prune back some of the stronger stems to within a couple of inches from the ground, or reduce all stems to about 1 metre (3 feet) to renovate an old unkempt plant.

There are a few similar clematis with yellow flowers, c. orientalis has smaller, paler flowers, c. rehderiana has hanging, curvy, bell-shaped flowers with a primrose like scent, and c. tangutica 'Bill MacKenzie' with contrasting maroon anthers.

Linette Applegate.

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