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Cirrhosa purpurascens Lansdowne gem

MarisolMarisol Posts: 49
I’ve only just found out what this plant is. I’ve had it for over eight years.  I’ve not been kind to it as it never came up with the goodies until now. Poor little plant. But I’ve just read that it’s supposed to flower in winter.

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Better late than never. Have you changed the pruning regime?
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    Are you confident in your identification @Marisol ?  I’m not sure the leaves look right for a Clematis cirrhosa. The anthers don’t look the same either. See https://www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/clematis-lansdowne-gem-8069-p
    Was it evergreen in the winter?
    East Anglia
  • SalixGoldSalixGold Posts: 450
    edited July 2023
    I agree - I don't think that's the clematis you have. The blooms on LD are downward hanging, speckled and smaller.
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    It looks like Clematis Julia Corrovon, definitely not a cirrhosa
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It looks like a viticella type to me. It looks more purple than my Mme Julia Correvon (she's a brighter red, and flowers later),  but deep red/purple colours don't always come out true on pictures and screens so I can't be sure.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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