I have Betty Corning, I love it and I love the scent. I went to see an NGS garden in Suffolk a few years ago and there was a lovely scent, I realised it came from Betty Corning growing over a shed. Took me a year to find one for sale though.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I have lots of different forms of clematis crispa, and crispa hybrids, superb garden plants. They originate from Florida where they are known as swamp leather flower, which tells me that they like to keep their feet wet. If not, they tend to develop powdery mildew. Betty Corning, I have, is a cross between viticella and crispa. My old nose does not detect a huge amount of scent in any of the crispas.
x triternata rubromarginata has a wonderful scent, flammula crossed with viticella and has a much better rootstock than species flammula, also I have x triternata Tranquility, another perfumed form by the legendary Barry Fretwell
Hi @Richard Hodson , I just noticed yesterday that my C.Mandschurica is sprouting, can't wait to see it in flower this year, it struggled a bit last year despite lots of water.
Thanks for the info about crispa and moisture Richard. Mine will have to lurk in its pot a while longer while I make a suitable home for it as it can get a tad dry here.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Good morning @Richard Hodson , I thought you'd like to see how some of the clematis from the seed you kindly sent are getting on. These germinated last spring or earlier and include several 'Abundance' (larger plants, back left), about 7 'Crispa 11' (front left, and any unlabelled pots), a couple of 'John Treasure' (back right) and several integrifolia (rosea and blue.) I also have several 'Ispahanica' which gerninated immediately and grew quickly so those are already planted out.
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I hope you and your family are all well.
I've just googled C.flammula, I love it.
Thanks for the info about crispa and moisture Richard. Mine will have to lurk in its pot a while longer while I make a suitable home for it as it can get a tad dry here.
Bother, I think it's probably too dry for Crispa in SW France.
Glad you are well Richard. We always get such great advice from you.