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hybridisation of clematis for amateurs Brian Collingwood I f you want to try your hand at hybridising your own plants its not that difficult a task – even ordinary?amateurs such as you or I can manage it. It will multiply your enjoyment of the process of germinating and raising seeds greatly... not only because you are growing new, unique plants but also because they are your new plants. You will be the very first person to see the new flowers, which, without fail, will be ultra-fascinating and very exciting. Amateur - but reasonably effective - system for cross-pollination; image shows emasculated flower of ‘Madame Edouard André’…the sepals and anthers/filaments removed, leaving the isolated stigmas to await pollination, when receptive. Cotton wool is wrapped very lightly around the stem (not in picture - see later pictures) where it meets the seal, and the whole is enclosed by the bag, keeping insects out. Its a simple yet practical system that works well enough to successfully cross clematis of this type.? In the context of this article ‘hybridisation’ means the production of seed from one plant (hybrid or species clematis) by deliberately pollinating one of its flowers with the pollen of another different clematis plant, to bring about fertilisation; this is a ‘deliberate cross’.?Combining parents is this way results in genetic change. The resultant seeds are then germinated and the plants raised to the flowering stage, in order that the form of the ensuing flowers can be seen. The cycle never varies: pollination, seed formation, germination, growth, flowers. This is entirely different from the various vegetative means of reproducing a specific plant by layering, taking cuttings, grafting, and so forth. These methods increase the numbers of a particular plant, or clone, and do not result in the creation of a new, unique plant with a different genetic identity. For example, if you take cuttings from C. Jackmanii, and culture them until they form roo