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from Fine Gardening May/June 2006 (#109)
The Many Faces of Clematis
Get to know the wide variety of flower shapes and sizes this popular vine offers
by Edith Malek

Clematis has earned the title "queen of the vines." Anyone who has seen one in bloom has been awed by this beloved vine's visual impact. What many have not experienced, however, is the wide world of flower shapes, sizes, and colors that this genus offers. Edith Malek, founder of The American Clematis Society, guides us into this world, where the uncommon clematis dazzles us with their beauty and charm. A sidebar dispels some common myths about the plant.

Photos: Courtesy of Edith Malek (left and center) and Steve Aitken (right)

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From Fine Gardening #109, pp. 36-41
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