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Article: Summer stars: Star-shaped clematis flowers grace a versatile climbing vine. (Your Garden).
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- Country Living
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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We gardeners are presented with a delightful dilemma on the occasions when we encounter a plant with so many hardy, floriferous, fragrant varieties that it becomes difficult to choose which ones to grow. This is certainly the case with clematis: With well over 200 species native to temperate regions worldwide, this charming climber outranks even the rose in number. Add to the mix the thousands of garden hybrids that have been bred over the past century and a half, and clematis truly can be considered one of the most versatile and appealing vines available for the home landscape.
While the origin of the word clematis is well established (deriving from the Greek ...