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Virgins Bower produces no seed #872565
Asked June 11, 2024, 9:44 AM EDT
Chisago County Minnesota
Expert Response
According to experts at the University of Wisconsin, your clematis "is normally dioecious (separate male and female plants) so a single plant will not produce seed.
Male plants will not produce seeds nor will your plant and its clones because they are either male plants or female plants in the absence of a pollinator.
If you purchase another plant that has seed heads, you'll know you have a female plant. However, we don't know how to identify a male plant because an absence of seed heads isn't definitive.
Learn more here:
https://mastergardener.extension.wisc.edu/files/2017/09/Clematis_terniflora.pdf