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Fluffy Seed Heads - Plant ID

Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
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I was wondering if anyone knows the name of this plant with fluffy seed heads?  I saw it in a park and though it's flopped a bit now, it looked lovely in winter with the snow and frost.


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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    It's a Clematis


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    edited March 2023
    Thank you nutcutlet!  I can see it now, the way it is climbing and crawling.  I wonder which one it is.  I guess only some varieties go fluffy like that ...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @Pink678 Could be C Bill Mackenzie or C tangutica. There is a new one out a mini version but I don't know anything about it.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    edited March 2023
    Thank you GardenerSuze! I've just been googling clematis fluffy seed heads, and they are so pretty.  I found 'vitalba' which looks a bit like the one in my photos too ...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Personally I would choose' Bill'  over every other clematis if there is space, the seed heads are some of the best.  
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    GardenerSuze said:
    Personally I would choose' Bill'  over every other clematis if there is space, the seed heads are some of the best.  
    and Bill doesn't seed madly like vitalba. 
    You'll get a better idea of what it is when the leaves have fully opened


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    Just looked up Bill, it's amazing, such long fronds ...
  • Pink678Pink678 Posts: 498
    I'll keep an eye on it nutcutlet, it will be good to see the leaves and eventually the flowers.
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    edited March 2023
    If it is C. vitalba it is a dreadful thug. On the A483 between Ruabon and Halton Roundabout 25 years ago there were a few bits of it, now it is over every tree on both sides of the road for about 4 or 5 miles. Oh and the flowers are nthing worth getting excited about either.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Looking again at the photo I don't know if it is C Bill Mackenzie does it have the dark seed at this time of year? It is lovely to see but I still love 'Bill'.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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