Seeds from the wild clematis, Clematis vitalba, also known as Old Man’s Beard or Traveller’s Joy. Amazing for wildlife and very vigorous. Lovely white flowers and amazing seed heads.
Sow: September–November
Seeds: Approx. 30
Type: Perennial
Good for: Seed saving
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Allow a few flowers to mature fully and collect the seed once it is ripe and dry. Store somewhere cool, dry and labelled.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.
Seeds from the wild clematis, Clematis vitalba, also known as Old Man’s Beard or Traveller’s Joy. Amazing for wildlife and very vigorous. Lovely white flowers and amazing seed heads.
Sow: September–November
Seeds: Approx. 30
Type: Perennial
Good for: Seed saving
GROWING NOTES
Keep the seedbed or compost evenly moist while germination takes place, then grow on in good light.
SEED SAVING
Allow a few flowers to mature fully and collect the seed once it is ripe and dry. Store somewhere cool, dry and labelled.
Grown, harvested and packed by Missenden Seeds in the Chiltern Hills. Open-pollinated and grown without chemical pesticides or peat.