Clematis: What is your absolute favorite clematis?, 1 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
the photo in the posting above shows the color upon young blooms and also the faded color. the blooms do fade, but they last a LONG TIME, and in a mature display the variation is very pretty. the ville de lyon in the photos i have posted is in full sun. fading would be less pronounced in partial shade, but the bloom quantity might be compromised
as well. here is a photo of the whole display(same plant and season that the above close up was taken of)