Clematis: Hoshi no flamenco, red clem discussion deepens, 0 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
hoshi no flamenco is blooming. i should say has one bloom. i was lucky enough to be able to get two of these clems this spring. they were not liners but not huge. one promptly took a rest and has not been seen again. the other grew and never looked back. it is now about 5 feet of vine, two stems. tthe two plant i got are about 3 feet apart and sun, soil, sun, care etc are identical. one flower bud was pinched off by me as it was really deformed as first flowers often are. the other bloom opened a few days ago. this photo is pretty true to color. it is a red, deep red. with magenta undertone and a very velvety texture to the sepals.

the stamens and anthers are interesting, almost two levels with the anthers lower than the stamens. very pretty. there are not other flower buds right now. if non develop i will prune back the plant in a few days. at that time i am going to dig up the other root that did not grow and pot it up and see if i can get it to respond.

comments on the color etc? for a first bloom i am pretty pleased. they will be larger next year also i am sure.