Canadian Gardening: Can we talk clematis???, 1 by fancyvan

fancyvan wrote:
I had only a couple of clematis until a few years ago when the hort society did a workshop on Clematis at the home of one of our members(recently, sadly , deceased) - she had about 70 clematis in her yard! And I embarked on some more,

Against the house I have Hagley Hybrid ( the orginal, planted I think about 1989 or 1990) and Ernst Markham and Pink Fantasy ( I think) Growing on lattice in the raised veggie beds is Rouge Cardinal and an unknow pink rescued from a neighbors yard, I planted Blueboy by my hawthorn tree and it scrambles through the branches and some years ago started a clematis fence whic now has 4 A group growing across and up - Helsingborg, Francis Rivas, Willy and Pink Flamingo. The past 2 years, planted against fences are Polish Spirit, Markhams Pinkm, Joe Zary and Lemon Bells and Purpurea Plena Elegans, In the front yard growing up an interesting iron support I planted a couple of integrefolias Rooguchi and - cant remember the other - tag still in the ground not my book , Last fall I had a new pergola constructed across one of the back perennials beds and will be growing clematis up that too - Last fall I dfound an interesting looking yellow called C. rehderiana. Dont know how it will do here - growing season may ot be long enought to flower which might be a good thing as it is apparently rather aggressive!

Here is Rouge Cardinal - one of my favorites.