Clematis I.D?
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We saw this unusual clematis growing in our local Victorian public garden today. Firstly is it a clematis, and if so is it really so old? It was approx. 8 foot tall, trained against a wall, but with a mix of other climbers and only one name tag,
so it was difficult to ascertain if this was the correct name of the plant.
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that's an abutilon. Don't know which one.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Good shout nutcutlet. It could be Abutilon megapotamicum.
I have now googled Abutilon magapoticum and totally agree with you, it certainly has an unusual flower. So perhaps muddled up in those climbing shoots is a clematis Lord Neville - but surely it wouldn't be so old - 1873?
year of introduction I should think GD. It's quite an old cultivar
In the sticks near Peterborough
It certainly is, and perhaps they have renewed the plant a few times since 1873 (that's cheating). When we return I will look out for a flower (in Spring/summer) and post it on here. I am intrigued to find which of those stems is actually the clematis. Thanks for identifying.
there's one stem near the bottom left that might be clematis, (only might be). Nothing else is.
In the sticks near Peterborough
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=501
Thanks for the link Richard - we often visit this garden for it's interesting variety of Victorian plants, many of which are similar to our own front garden which was also planted in Victorian times (1882 and thereabouts). We will endeavour to take a picture of Lord Neville when in flower.