What are these pods on the clematis vines?
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Accidentally snapped clematis vine while planting- now what?
Comments (4)I accidentally 'snapped' mine off last spring (I had just planted last spring) while weeding around the garden. It came back even better after that! Even the same season! Just keep treating it like nothing happened. Water, water, water. It'll be just fine....See Moreclematis obtusidentata growing pods
Comments (1)Cherrycircus, I hadn't heard of that clematis before but looked it up on Clematis on the Web and found that it also goes by the name of clematis argentilucida, but they had no picture of it. I would be quite interested to know where you got the plant or the seeds for this species since so little is out there about it. Also, I find it highly unlikely that you have a clematis with pods as you describe. Could it be that there is another vine growing amongst your clematis vines that is the parent of those strange pods? Check out the thread below on the vines forum about a similar sounding fruit. Here is a link that might be useful: watermelon looking fruit...See MorePurple Passion Vine--what to do with the intact dried seed pods
Comments (1)It's best to do this shortly after Passiflora seed is ripe (pick when ripe and let set for 2 weeks). I'm not sure how long you have had the seed, but it won't hurt to give it a try with the dry seed. Soak the seed pods in enough water to soften them up (about equal volume of water and seed) enough to be able to mash the outer pods into a pasty mixture. Place the mush/pulp (pod/seed/water mixture) into a clear cup and cover with plastic wrap. Set in the sun or a warm place for about 3 days. All this is to ferment the seed so that fusarium disease is killed. Passiflora seed is very vulnerable to this disease. After fermentation has taken place, use a sieve to seperate out the seed in your kitchen sink. Put the seed on a paper towel and let dry. Just prior to sowing, soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours. When planting, barely cover the seed in about 1/8" to 1/4" soil or seed starting mix. The seed will germinate best at around 68-75F in slighly moist soil. Hope this helps. If you have questions, give me a holler....See MoreWhat vine has peanut-shaped seed pod?
Comments (0)Please id this vine: peanut-shaped seed pod...brownish in color. Has lance-shaped leaves opposite each other. Thanks....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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