Clematis 'Odoriba'

SCARLET CLEMATIS
Family: Ranunculaceae
Pronounced: KLEM-uh-tiss

 

Quick Jumps

Growing Guide
Rainy Side Notes

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GROWING GUIDE

Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Vines.
Hardiness:
Sunset zones: 2b-9, 14-24.
USDA zones: 4-11. (There is conflicting information from lowest zones going down only to 5 or 6.)
Heat zones: 9-1.
Mature size:
Height: 8-10 feet (2.5-3 m).
Flowering period:
Early to late summer.
Flowering attributes:
Bell-shaped, pink flowers have a light white bar running down the center of each tepal inside.
Leaf attributes:
Deciduous, mid-green leaves.
Light:
Light shade to full sun.
Soil:
Fertile, humus rich, well-drained soil.
Feeding:
Mulch well with composted manure or compost. Fertilize once a month with a complete organic fertilizer during the growing season.
Propagation Methods:
Layer branches in late winter.
Basal and softwood cuttings in spring.
Division in spring.
Semi-ripe cuttings in early summer.
Pruning Methods:
Pruning group 3 or C.

 

Rainy Side Notes

This long-flowering, deciduous cultivar from Japan, Clematis 'Odoriba', blooms from summer into autumn. Its sweet, nodding, dark pink bells look stunning as they gracefully grow up an arbor, meander through a shrub rose, or co-mingle with a climbing rose.

I photographed this lovely clematis at the Storrar garden in Gig Harbor. The plant's growth patterns are not just beautiful, but also inspire creativity in gardening.

Raised by Kazushige Ozawa in 1990, this clematis is often classified as belonging to the texensis group; however, the vine is not a texensis hybrid. C. 'Odoriba' is a cross between two American natives—C. crispa and C. viorna.

More Clematis in the gallery.

Planting and Care of Clematis.

Photographed in author's garden.