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Plant Identification.

PaulapPaulap Posts: 3
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Hello, please can anyone tell me what plant this is? I saw it in the Sissinghurst Gardens last week and it did not seem to have any scent. Any help would be much appreciated.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 50,221
    Clematis vitalba I'd say.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 35,792
    Hello Paula and welcome to the forum. It looks very much like Clematis recta.
    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 20,942
    It looks like a variety of clematis. There is one called "Sweet Autumn Clematis" like that but it is a bit scented.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 50,221
    Good shout @Ladybird4, although I thought it was scented. 
    Was it free standing rather than climbing through something else  @paulaevans63? 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,343
    I have Recta, it’s a ground cover plant, I think I would agree on Vitalba.
    Did you enjoy Sissinghurst  Paula , I lived near there used to pop out quite often. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • CharlotteFCharlotteF Posts: 337
    Looks like it was climbing fairly high? I agree probably wild clematis vitalba- it's been flowering longer/later than usual round here this year.
  • PaulapPaulap Posts: 3
    Thank you everyone for your quick responses which have been very helpful. The plant was smothering a stone wall. Hi Lyn I am originally from your part of the world! It was my first visit to the area and I also visited Great Dixter. I loved both of the gardens and got so many ideas from their planting schemes.
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 35,792
    I agree with FairyGirl, Lyn and Charlotte, paula - Clematis vitalba and isn't it a beauty? I was getting confused with the clematis I have which is Clematis Flammula. That scrambles every where and is scented.
    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,343
    There are so many beautiful gardens in that part of Kent, Hever is one of my favourites. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 50,221
    There's a lot of those ones which are quite similar though @Ladybird4, isn't there? I can never really remember which one is which! 
    I might actually opt for one for the front garden fence. Was considering something else, but that might do the trick.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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