Clematis integrifolia Lake Baikal 10a they brighten to a brilliant

they brighten to a brilliant golden yellow that holds until frost

grows well in our hot summers

we gathered the first garden seed from these and

has been winter hardy in our zone 7b garden since 2009

Clematis integrifolia Lake Baikal 10a they brighten to a brilliantThis stunningly floriferous seed strain of Clematis integrifolia comes from Russia's famous Lake Baikal (the world's deepest and oldest lake and no relation to Lauren, who was nearly as old), where it was collected by Czech plantsman, Vladislav Piatek. For us, Clematis integrifolia 'Lake Baikal' makes a clump of short, lax stems, topped from May through September with large, lavender blue, bell shaped flowers with upturned petal tips a hummingbird