Clematis viticella explained

Clematis viticella, the Italian leather flower, purple clematis, or virgin's bower, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. This deciduous climber was the first clematis imported into English gardens, where it was already being grown in 1569 by Hugh Morgan, apothecary to Elizabeth I.[1] By 1597, when it was already being called "virgin's bower", there were two varieties in English gardens, a blue (actually a purple-blue) and a red.[2] [3]

All varieties of clematis viticella are hardy in winter, tolerant of both sun and shade, and resistant to clematis wilt.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Alice M. Coats, Garden Shrubs and their Histories (1964) 1992, s.v. "Clematis".
  2. Centuries later, the red C. viticella was a parent of the best-known hybrid clematis, Clematis × jackmanii (Coats [1964] 1992).
  3. Web site: Clematis viticella | Botanic Garden . 2012-06-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625025120/http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/clematis-viticella . 2013-06-25 .
  4. Web site: Milbocker . Jana . 2013-06-12 . Vigorous and Carefree Climber: Clematis Viticella . 2024-07-23 . Enchanted Gardens . en-US.

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