Clematis: Clematis surprises!, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
None of the clematis babies that I potted up are showing anything but black leaves so I'll cut off the stems and allow them to remain potted to see what happens.

Found another surprise recently. We've often talked of how clem's can remain dormant for a year or more. Well, this clem, Etoile Rose, was planted a few years ago, got trampled by the crew doing clean up after the storm, Irene, in 2011. Now there's a sprig growing. Seems like this should have a fantastic set of roots by now! We'll see what develops this year.