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Home / Plants / Profuse Flowering Clematis ‘Serious Black’

Profuse Flowering Clematis ‘Serious Black’

Clematis recta purpurea 'Lime Close'

This needs more sun than I think we can give it. It popped up in April and I’m crossing my fingers. When I bought this I didn’t realize it wasn’t a vine. It’s actually an upright variety of clematis! We may not get the full black as described on the nursery tag, but I like the ruddy green color I’m seeing so far.

Update: not enough sun! Gave it away to a friend with a much sunnier lot!

 

  • Plant Type
  • Perennial
    • Shade Grade
    • D
    • Light Requirement
    • Part Sun
    • Location
    • North Side Yard
    Nursery Tag

    Deep purple spring foliage topped by fragrant white early blooms. Fluffy fall seedheads. Easy in a bright spot with drainage. Prune to ground in winter. Great paired with anything 'Aurea'

    Gardener's Log

    03/2017: Purchases as a root-in-bag at the NW Flower and Garden show.

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    Clematis recta photo

    Photo by livewombat

    Clematis recta photo

    Photo by jacki-dee

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    Shade Grade

    D

    Sprouted in May 2017

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    Hi! I'm Lorie and I wrangle plants in a muddy, feral shade garden in the Pacific Northwest. I built this site to serve as a gardening journal and quasi-accurate record of planting successes and failures. My goal is to help "future me" be a better gardener. I hope what I've learned along the way can be useful to you too. Thanks for visiting!

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