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Rogerson introduced numerous clematis species and varieties to North American gardeners through his extensive contacts with growers, breeders, and plant explorers throughout the world. By the time of his death in May 2015 at age 94, he had been collecting clematis for 44 years and was a respected author and lecturer on the genus.
Its leaves are 3-lobed, and generally grow groups of three to five leaflets, the largest leaves on the plant normally being between 3 and 5 cm in size. The pipestem clematis can be distinguished from the similar (but much more widely ranging) virgin's bower by the fact that pipestems normally only have one flower on each stalk, and at most ...
It produces small dull white flowers of width 13 to 19 mm (1 ⁄ 2 to 3 ⁄ 4 in) from July to September that are faintly sweetly fragrant; sometimes dioecious so that there are separate staminate (male) and pistillate (female) plants. The male plants are a little showier in flower and don't bear seed.
Clematis is a genus of about 380 species [2] [3] within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. [4] Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, [5] beginning with Clematis 'Jackmanii', a garden staple since 1862; more cultivars are being produced constantly. They are mainly of Chinese and Japanese origin.
The plant flowers on the year's new growth, so pruning is best done in early spring, before the plant leafs out. Cut to the ground the plant can reach 3 metres (10 ft) during the season; a column of bloom can be achieved by pruning out stems at varying heights, some as low as four buds, others above head height.
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Clematis ligusticifolia is a climbing, spreading vine with showy flowers. It is also known as old-man's beard , yerba de chiva , and virgin's bower , (though old-man's beard may also refer to C. vitalba , and virgin's bower may also refer to C. lasiantha ).