Anita
You made it over to the clematis forum! Yay!!
Clematis talk continues...
Pill, I think you're right, it does look like your Niobe. Finally a name.
Diamond, my Josephine and my last Clem posted above get partial sun and seem to be fine. They only get water 2-3 times per week. The soil stays slightly moist, but not wet. I did give them composted manure, Epsom salt, and a good dose of fertilizer and more mulch this spring, and they've done the best this year ever. I tend to get the dried leaves when the heat sets in down here, but they get a good pruning in the spring and do well after.
I agree, Rosemoor's sepals are rounder. Yours is a dead ringer for Niobe, Cem.
Anita, I have clems planted in all aspects including heavy shade. The only difference I can detect is that the ones in shade are not as robust, vines and blooms, as the ones in sun. If they're little babies when purchased, they do like to be pampered in a pot until they develop larger root systems. If they're purchased as larger plants, the care described by Cem should do well for them.
Thanks all for the advice. Pirl, the previous clematis was put in full all day sun. It's more likely that I didn't give it enough water.
Lots of mulch will help and so will a lot of compost when you plant clematises.
When I plant clems., the whole is atleast 12-14" deep, soil is mixed with peat moss, 1/2 and 1/2. I put the plant in deeper that it grew atleast 1 or 2 nodes (removing leaves as necessary), my clem book says to do this as if tops get broken there are other nodes for it to grow from. Side dress with aged manure. I then top off with a thick mulch or place a large rock over the roots as the roots prefer to be shaded. I've even moved clems., from garden to garden and they transplant wonderfully. Speaking of new clems., this spring I got: 1. integrifolia "Mongolian Bells". 2. integrifolia. 3. integrifolia "Durandii". 4. Terniflora, "Sweet Autumn". 5. hirsutimma (Co) "Lone Pine Blue". 6. "Sealand Gem". And just ordered: 7. "Barbara". 8. "Ernest Markham". 9. "volcano". 10. "Diana". 11. "Sangria". . And I already have atleast a dozen in the garden so far. Addicted? LOL. Both shrub and vine clems.. Here's my fav. from last summer......"Prince Charles" with Gypsophila paniculata (babies breath, 4ft), at it's feet. Good Luck, Kathy.
That is one mystical picture.Just lovely.
WWKathy
Beautiful! This should be my leap year for Prince Charles!
Wow....very nice clem, love the baby's breath around it.....
Hagley just starting to bloom. She's climbing in a Crape Myrtle tree.
Henri climbing on a copper trellis I made after Diamond123 got me started making them a couple years ago.
Ivan Olssen and Westerplatte just starting to bloom
Ville de Lyon on another copper trellis
Love the clematis and baby's breath!
Wonderful clematises, as usual, Kathy.
Pirl,
I didn't get this labeled and can't decide if this is Volucea or Madame Edouard Andre'. I looked at clematis on the web but I'm still puzzled. What do you think
Hre is another
Nice color of purple! I don't have either one so not much help on the Id.
The best I could do was to make a collage of the three, using Jeanne's 'Madame' and Brushwood's 'Voluceau'. The colors in Texas may have washed out Jeanne's - I really don't know.
My guess would be that yours is Voluceau.
Wonderful clems, & copper trellises! I have a clem, new last year, that I started growing on my garden fence....today it has topped the fence......now what do I do?
Let it spill over the fence or toss it forward again.
Darn, my clem pic does look purple -it's not. I'm on the laptop and it's purple but it's more burgundy. No way is it purple.
I'll have to see what's up with this......
Yes, Pirl, I was thinking of letting it climb back down the fence......must kill all of the poison ivy first....it's everywhere this spring.
Years ago it took me the entire month of October to rip it out/dig it out all along the post and rail fence and up and down the old pine trees. Good luck, Marilyn.
Robindog, I found one product that was really good on poison ivy, called Vine-X. I got it online, but I think it was also available at Ace Hardware. It is a tall bottle, with a brush top, so you can brush it specifically on the plant you want to get rid of, without worrying about overspraying onto your other flowers, or trying to carry around a cup of brush-killer and paint brush.
Just finished the last of my bottle last fall (used it up on what I think was some sort of hops plant taking over my blackberries), so can't look up the active ingredient for you. Just thought I'd throw that out there!
Angie
Thanks Pirl & Angie....have to be careful because my well is in the front yard....according to my son, I can use Roundup because it breaks down in water, but I don't know how effective it will be......
RU works best on hot sunny days and used on the newest leaves. Good luck. It's a miserable job.
Thanks for the Vine-X suggestion. I have horrible bindweed that chokes my roses, clematis, peonies, astilbe........basically everything. I hate using chemicals, but the bindweed requires extreme measures.
Pirl, what's the name of the Clem in your opening post?
Had my first clem bloom today, on Proteus. Either it isn't fully opened, or it has some weird growth in the center of it. LOL Wish I could encourage this one to grow a little longer. It only extends about 2 feet up my trellis. Also have a Jackmanii on that trellis, which only seems to bloom on the top 2/3 of the trellis, so I guess they each have their place. I had just pictured them twining through each other, rather than blooming dark purple on top, and glowing pinkish-white on the bottom 1/3. :)
Is bindweed that little morning glory plant that comes from nowhere?
Hi everybody, after a week without the internet, I realized how much I depended on it. Which is good and bad at the same time. To report on my Clematis, they all are looking good, have 3 buds on different one. Only the Sunset is just sitting there, not wilting or growing, it is just waiting for something. No new leaves, just a same size like it came from the Bluestone. Had a mishap the other day, the neighbor said one green car stoped in front of my house, two grown men got out and picked up 5 bags of mulch that I just bought to spread and two of my nice flower pots, each about 25 lb, and got away with it. Now I wonder if anything else will be missing. It is just a terrible feeling to have someone take your stuff, no respect at all. I wanted some flowers outside of my fence too, but I guess I will not place a flower pot where someone can easily get it.
It's 'Pink Champagne', Christina. The montana 'Grandiflora' next to it managed to overtake it and kill it so I cut back the montana and planted a new 'Pink Champagne' a bit further away.
Booker - Quite a few times the first bloom can be "off". I like yours!
Yes, Jo Ann. I think it is. Plant Files would have the answer.
Sorry to hear of the theft, Kiseta. It must be an uneasy feeling and helpless as well. Give Sunset a drink of Epsom Salt to get it moving but it's still busy forming roots so patience is always called for (as though I have any!). Make sure all your clematises are well mulched - a few inches is fine but back it away from the stems by an inch or two.
How much epsom salt do you mix for each clematis? I've never used it on clematis.
Kathy
Clematises, roses and peppers love it.
I use a tablespoon to a gallon of warm water. Jeanne and I often don't measure but throw down a handful and water it in well.
I rarely measure ANYTHING - food or plant wise. Thanks
Same here.
Pirl, how often do you use epsom salt, once a month or so? Today I used some of my alfalfa tea on the slow clematis, I will see if that healps. I am ready for my cottage over your garage Pirl, tired of the ugly neighbors. Hope I feel better soon about it.
Once a month is good.
We'll clean the room over the garage, have it finished and get it ready for you!
I do hope things improve, Etelka.
People are pretty low when they stoop to stealing mulch.
Ilka standing proud after buckets of rain today
Daniel Deronda between the deck railings.
