Scientific Name:
Clematis
'Nelly Moser'
Pronunciation:
KLEM-uh-tiss
Common Name:
Nelly Moser clematis
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, trifoliate, leaflets ovate, 7-9cm long x 3-5cm wide, some petioles are tendrils; flowers up to 20cm wide, 8 white and pink-purple petal-like sepals. Winter ID: tendrils, part of petiole often stays attached, pubescent twigs and buds, buds opposite, ovoid, 1-3mm long on horizontally ridged nodes.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (C. 'Belisaire' x C. 'Marcel Moser')
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to other hybrid cultivars.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
8
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Silver
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Other
Organ Modifications:
Tendrils
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Earwigs, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Mites, Root rot, Scale insects, Virus
