Clematis: Starting from seed?, 1 by

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I bought Clematis tangutica 'Radar Love' seeds from Park Seed Co. this year and surfaced sowed them 2/17/09 in fine seeding mix. Since they needed stratification (cold treatment) I put the flat in my unheated garage for 2 weeks. Then in the house and placed the flat on my window sill where it is cool. I sowed 10 seeds out of the 25 that came in the package.

Out of those 10, 2 sprouted on 3/20. I lost one. The one remaining is now growing in a 3" pot and is 4" tall. I'm still waiting on the other 8 seeds to sprout. It can take 50+ days to sprout. I am going to baby this one.

Clematis are not easy to germinate because they need flunctuating temps. It is recommended that they are sown in the fall for spring germination. This is what I will do with the other seeds I have left. Will put the seeding flat in my coldframe and let Nature work on them.

Caption: Here is the 'Radar Love' photo taken today.