Bridget Gubbins and Roger Spencer
Greek clema—vine shoot.
Woody deciduous or evergreen climbers, small shrubs or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, occasionally alternate, simple or compound. Leaf stalk often twisted. Flowers bisexual, or unisexual with the sexes on either the same or different plants, solitary or in clusters, terminal on young shoots, axillary on old. Perianth segments 4-8 (occasionally numerous as in double cultivars), free, and generally regarded as being petal-like sepals, the true petals being absent. Stamens numerous, occasionally sterile. Carpels numerous, free. Fruit of many achenes, generally with persisting feathery styles.
The modern Clematis cultivars originated from extensive breeding in Europe in the 19th century of early-flowering Japanese cultivars and large flowered species from Europe and China. The resultant large, showy-flowered cultivars cannot be assigned to definite species. They have been divided into cultivar groups of which two are prominent: the Jackmanii Group and the Large-flowered cultivars.
Jackmanii Group flower on new wood. The parents of c. ×jackmanii t. Moore are possibly c. lanuginosa and c. viticella. It was raised in 1858 by the English horticulturist George Jackman and first flowered in 1862. The hybrid is the direct or indirect parent of the Jackmanii Group of hybrids and cultivars.
Large-flowered cultivars flower on the previous season’s wood. The large-flowered cultivars is perhaps the most popular group of garden grown clematis resulting from the crossing of c. patens from Japan (together with c. lanuginosa and c. florida from China), with c. viticella of s Europe. Most of the early breeding was during the period 1860–90 in England by Cripps & Son, c. Noble and George Jackman and Sons. Interest waned in the 20th century until the 1950s when breeding began again, perhaps the most notable contributor being Walter Pennell of Lincoln, uk.
Evergreen species flower in the winter while the large-flowered cultivars start in late spring through summer.
Seed or stem cuttings. Cultivars can be produced by cuttings, layers or grafting and herbaceous species by division.
Woody climbers; leaves opposite.
The opca Clematis Collection is held by Bridget Gubbins, Connewarre, Victoria; other collections are held by Margaret Beiss of Minoora, rmb 268 via Jingellic, New South Wales; Rex Wild, Murrumbeena, Victoria; Greg Walker, Twin Palms Garden Centre (large-flowering hybrids), Morang South, Victoria.
About 323 species, mostly temperate and centred in the northern hemisphere but with the greatest variety in e Asia (6-7 species are endemic to Australia).
Pringle (1973), Lloyd (1977), Krüssmann (1984), Tamura (1987), Fretwell (1989), Hutchins (1990).
The range of species of Clematis available tends to vary from year to year, making a full key impractical, The key therefore is a general key to groups of species with similar characters.
Source: (1997). Clematis. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Bridget Gubbins and Roger Spencer
Greek clema—vine shoot.
Woody deciduous or evergreen climbers, small shrubs or perennial herbs. Leaves opposite, occasionally alternate, simple or compound. Leaf stalk often twisted. Flowers bisexual, or unisexual with the sexes on either the same or different plants, solitary or in clusters, terminal on young shoots, axillary on old. Perianth segments 4-8 (occasionally numerous as in double cultivars), free, and generally regarded as being petal-like sepals, the true petals being absent. Stamens numerous, occasionally sterile. Carpels numerous, free. Fruit of many achenes, generally with persisting feathery styles.
The modern Clematis cultivars originated from extensive breeding in Europe in the 19th century of early-flowering Japanese cultivars and large flowered species from Europe and China. The resultant large, showy-flowered cultivars cannot be assigned to definite species. They have been divided into cultivar groups of which two are prominent: the Jackmanii Group and the Large-flowered cultivars.
Jackmanii Group flower on new wood. The parents of c. ×jackmanii t. Moore are possibly c. lanuginosa and c. viticella. It was raised in 1858 by the English horticulturist George Jackman and first flowered in 1862. The hybrid is the direct or indirect parent of the Jackmanii Group of hybrids and cultivars.
Large-flowered cultivars flower on the previous season’s wood. The large-flowered cultivars is perhaps the most popular group of garden grown clematis resulting from the crossing of c. patens from Japan (together with c. lanuginosa and c. florida from China), with c. viticella of s Europe. Most of the early breeding was during the period 1860–90 in England by Cripps & Son, c. Noble and George Jackman and Sons. Interest waned in the 20th century until the 1950s when breeding began again, perhaps the most notable contributor being Walter Pennell of Lincoln, uk.
Evergreen species flower in the winter while the large-flowered cultivars start in late spring through summer.
Seed or stem cuttings. Cultivars can be produced by cuttings, layers or grafting and herbaceous species by division.
Woody climbers; leaves opposite.
The opca Clematis Collection is held by Bridget Gubbins, Connewarre, Victoria; other collections are held by Margaret Beiss of Minoora, rmb 268 via Jingellic, New South Wales; Rex Wild, Murrumbeena, Victoria; Greg Walker, Twin Palms Garden Centre (large-flowering hybrids), Morang South, Victoria.
About 323 species, mostly temperate and centred in the northern hemisphere but with the greatest variety in e Asia (6-7 species are endemic to Australia).
Pringle (1973), Lloyd (1977), Krüssmann (1984), Tamura (1987), Fretwell (1989), Hutchins (1990).
The range of species of Clematis available tends to vary from year to year, making a full key impractical, The key therefore is a general key to groups of species with similar characters.
Flowers lavender-blue, anthers purple.
Flowers ruby red, perianth segments well spaced, stamens dark.
Flowers rich bluish purple. Raised in Australia from a cutting taken by Bert Chandler from the garden of the Aumann family near Olinda, Victoria.
Flowers carmine pink with darker carmine pink bar, fading. Originated by Jackman.
Flowers intense pink with carmine bar.
Flowers double, pale mauvish silver. Originated by Jackman, 1875.
Flowers single and double, mauve-blue.
Flowers blue with dark stamens. Raised in Australia.
Flowers pink with beige stamens.
Clematis 'Capitaine Thuilleaux'
Flowers having a vivid carmine bar with pale margins.
Flowers cerise with a maroon centre. Raised by Pennell in 1974.
Clematis 'Comtesse De Bouchaud'
Flowers mauve-pink, stamens cream; summer and autumn. Raised by Morel, c. 1903.
Flowers deep purple with pink shading; similar and inferior to 'Keith Richardson'. Raised by Tag Lundell, Sweden, 1972.
Clematis 'Countess Of Lovelace'
Flowers lilac-blue (fading), stamens whitish.
Flowers pink with carmen bar and yellow stamens. Raised by Ruppel, 1975.
Clematis 'Duchess Of Edinburgh'
Flowers double, white. Raised by Jackman, 1875.
Pink with dark stamens.
Flowers profuse, large, lavender blue, anthers reddish. Sometimes sold in Australia as 'Blue Boy' which could be a seedling of this cultivar.
Flowers bright magenta, stamens beige. Raised by Markham, 1938.
Flowers blush white with crimson bar. Raised by Jackman, 1871.
Flowers rich plum purple (fading) with dark stamens. Raised by Cripps, 1871.
Flowers bluish purple.
Flowers dark bluish purple. Raised by Pennell, 1962.
Flowers rosy mauve (fading), anthers purple.
Flowers violet with white stamens. Raised in Japan.
Flowers white with beige stamens. Raised by Anderson-Henry, 1858.
Flowers white, under surface pale mauve with darker central bar.
Flowers silvery lavender. Raised by Pennell.
Flowers rosy liac with purple stamens. Raised by Percy Picton.
Flowers white with pink tonings. 'Keith Richardson' Dark crimson-violet with a white centre. Raised by Pennell, 1975.
Flowers carmine on grey, stamens reddish.
Dark crimson-violet with a white centre. Raised by Pennell, 1975.
Flowers violet with golden stamens.
Flowers violet with golden stamens. 'Lady Northcliffe' Deep blue with cream stamens. Raised by Jackman, c. 1906. 'Lasurstern' Flowers rich blue, wavy-edged, stamens white. 'Lawsoniana' Flowers large, rosy lavender. Raised by Henry, 1855. 'Lincoln Star' Flowers deep pink with pale edges. Raised by Pennell, 1954. 'Loise Rowe' Flowers double and single, pale mauve. 'Madame Baron Veillard' Flowers rosy lilac, slightly cupped. Raised by Veillard, 1885. 'Madame Edouard André' Flowers deep red with cream stamens. Raised by Veillard, 1893.
Deep blue with cream stamens. Raised by Jackman, c. 1906.
Deep blue with cream stamens. Raised by Jackman, c. 1906.
Flowers rich blue, wavy-edged, stamens white.
Flowers rich blue, wavy-edged, stamens white.
Flowers rich blue, wavy-edged, stamens white.
Flowers large, rosy lavender. Raised by Henry, 1855.
Flowers large, rosy lavender. Raised by Henry, 1855.
Flowers large, rosy lavender. Raised by Henry, 1855.
Flowers deep pink with pale edges. Raised by Pennell, 1954.
Flowers deep pink with pale edges. Raised by Pennell, 1954.
Flowers deep pink with pale edges. Raised by Pennell, 1954.
Flowers double and single, pale mauve. '
Flowers double and single, pale mauve.
Flowers double and single, pale mauve.
Clematis 'Madame Baron Veillard'
Flowers rosy lilac, slightly cupped. Raised by Veillard, 1885. 'Madame Edouard André' Flowers deep red with cream stamens. Raised by Veillard, 1893. 'Madame Grange' Flowers dusky reddish purple. Raised by Grange, 1875. 'Madame Julia Correvon' Flowers red with twisted, grooved, perianth segments.
Clematis 'Madame Baron Veillard'
Flowers rosy lilac, slightly cupped. Raised by Veillard, 1885.
Clematis 'Madame Baron Veillard'
Flowers rosy lilac, slightly cupped. Raised by Veillard, 1885.
Flowers dusky reddish purple. Raised by Grange, 1875.
Flowers dusky reddish purple. Raised by Grange, 1875.
Flowers dusky reddish purple. Raised by Grange, 1875.
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon'
Flowers red with twisted, grooved, perianth segments.
Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon'
Flowers red with twisted, grooved, perianth segments.
See 'Marie Boisselt'
See 'Marie Boisselt' 'Marcel Moser' Flowers mauve with a dark carmine bar. Raised by Moser, 1896.
See 'Marie Boisselt'
Flowers mauve with a dark carmine bar. Raised by Moser, 1896.
Flowers mauve with a dark carmine bar. Raised by Moser, 1896. 'Margot Koster' Flowers mauve-pink with separated perianth segments, stamens whitish. 'Marie Boisselot' Perianth segments 8, eventually pure white but pinkish at first. Raised by Boisselot, c. 1900. ['Madame le Coultre']
Flowers mauve-pink with separated perianth segments, stamens whitish.
Flowers mauve-pink with separated perianth segments, stamens whitish.
Perianth segments 8, eventually pure white but pinkish at first. Raised by Boisselot, c. 1900. ['Madame le Coultre']
Flowers with 8 perianth segments, white, each with cream stripe above and green stripe below. Filaments pinkish, anthers red. Raised by Noble, 1869.
Flowers with 8 perianth segments, white, each with cream stripe above and green stripe below. Filaments pinkish, anthers red. Raised by Noble, 1869. 'Miss Crawshay' Flowers mauve-pink with fawn stamens. Raised by Jackman, 1873.
Flowers mauve-pink with fawn stamens. Raised by Jackman, 1873.
Flowers lavender-blue. Raised by Noble, 1873.
Perianth segments 8, broad, overlapping, pale satin blue with dark central stripe. Anthers purple.
Flowers deep violet-blue with a scarlet bar. Raised by Pennell, 1961.
Flowers purplish blue with yellow stamens.
Flowers mauve-pink with carmine stripe, wide, overlapping. Colour fading. Filaments white to pink. Anthers reddish purple. Raised by Moser, 1897.
Flowers deep ruby red, the perianth segments pointed. Raised by Noll, 1975.
Azur' Perianth segments 6, sky blue with deep ribs. Raised by Morel, c. 1885.
Flowers small, pale pink.
Flowers pure white.
Flowers pale lavender with dark stamens.
Flowers rosy purple with swirling stamens. Raised by Pennell, 1974.
Velvety red with dark stamens.
Flowers fawnish pink with beige stamens. Raised by Pennell, 1973.
Clematis 'Sir Garnet Wolseley'
Flowers mauvish blue with a crimson flush. Anthers reddish purple.
Flowers large, deep purplish blue. Perianth segments 8, overlapping, pointed, edges slightly wavy, silvery below. Raised by Noble, 1876.
Flowers mauve-pink with yellow stamens.
Flowers violet blue with white veins.
S Choice' Flowers semi-double, lavender with crimped perianth segments. Raised by Pennell, 1973.
Perianth segments 6 obovate, broad, blunt-tipped, edges and tip curled back. Carmine fading to mauve and edged deep crimson. Stamens cream. Raised by Morel, 1899.
Flowers forming a double purple rosette. Raised by Pennell, 1959.
Flowers red.
S Primrose' Flowers large, cream.
Flowers lavender blue with crimped edges.
The true plant of this cultivar is apparently no longer in cultivation. White cultivars in Australia are incorrectly named (and cannot be assigned).