Kell - the original name of Clair de Lune was Blue Moon, and since we got married under a blue moon, I kept the name.
The clem in the above photo is Ramona and I just added it to the PF but it's probably waiting to be approved.
Thanks and thanks again!
Fall Clematis Care
I will admit when I did my google search for "Daves Garden blue moon clematis," Clair de Lune did come up. And I am ashamed to admit I did look to see if Blue Moon was a synonym. How I did not see it was, I have no explanation.
At any rate, I just approved your photo and it is now sitting in the Bloom of the Day queue. Thanks
I just love clematis vines all covered in blooms. I think most people do!
If we hadn't been married under a blue moon, I'm sure I'd call it Clare de Lune but it's part of my blue moon garden...excuses, excuses!
I don't think I had it on any of the clem entries so spare yourself the angst.
It's hard to beat a lush clematis. It gets me to buy them every time.
Thanks for the speedy approval!
I "think" Ramona and HF Young look a lot alike. I have/had both. My Romona died out-it was in a bad location-same as the one that I have by the mailbox in poor soil etc. But, the one that is there now, Durandi, bloom all summer long even in poor conditions. Ramona died.
Anyway, I think HF Young is a little bigger bloom than Ramona and the colors are quite similar. I also think HF Young is easier to grow-more prolific.
What do you think?
I have Clare de Lune and did not know it was also called 'Blue Moon". Interesting. I really like Claire de Lune. I have it in shade on the north side of my home. It's been pretty happy there.
This spring, I need to fertilize all of my clematis.
Same here. I've had both but HF Young did better so I think you're right!
Blue Moon/Clare de Lune doesn't mind some shade at all.
You can sprinkle on the dry manure anytime you want to get outside for a few sunny moments in winter. I've done it often. It won't activate until temperatures rise to the 50's.
I didn't know about the manure--nice to know. There's always so much to do in the spring so being able to toss some manure occasionally in the winter is a very good thing! We had a really nice warm day (64 or so) last Sunday, but I had company coming on Monday and coconut cream pie making a sourdough bread baking, so I wasn't able to get outside even though, I thought about it! :)
I will remember the manure tip for future warm winter days and will think of you while I do it!
Thank you.
Well that's an unusual way of thinking about me!
Well, yes! :) I thought about that before I wrote it--but really, I will think of you as I toss the manure per your instructions. Let's say, I will think of you as I try to take good care of my Clematis!
Thanks. It's just an easy way to get the job done without feeling rushed.
I love Rouguchi! One of my favorites. Also, Princess Diana has done well for me. I am afraid with all our warm weather, I might start getting some new growth. I usually cut mine back about the end of January. I will have to try Epsom salts this year. My first to bloom is usually Gurnsey Cream. Here are a few of mine from last year.
happy,
Pictures are great. I have looked at Princess Diana, does it get about 8' long for you? I don't want those that get really tall.
I was cleaning the basement garage yesterday and found some rotted horse manure. I marched right outside and put it on the clematis I thought were the most needy for a boost. I plan on buying some bags of manure yet this winter (if I can find it) to place on the rest. I also plan to get more horse manure this next spring.
Maybe not even 8 feet, but that trellis is only about 3 feet, and I just keep twisting it around it. But it looked great for a long time, and then the seed heads hung on for a long time too.
Princess D. must not need pruning? Although I think twisting the Clematis around is a very good idea, I think it would be challenging to prune? I am surprised it works so well on a 3' trellis.
I will prune it in the early spring, and it will grow back out again in the summer.
Birder - Princess Diana is a group 3 and gets cut down to a few inches tall before spring growth begins, exactly as happytail does. http://www.gardenvines.com/small-flowered-clematis/clematis-princess-diana.html
I just ordered Princess Diana and three other clematis from Brushwood, hope that will motivate me to start with the back garden to get it ready for late March arrival. Etelka
others are
Burning Love
Jorma
Blue angel, very light blue
Enjoy them all. Stock up on Epsom Salt (I just bought a big bag) and manure. Compost is always a good idea as is mulch.
I did not realize C. Princess D. was a group 3. I like group 3's the best. They're pretty easy to take care of, at least, the ones I have had. And, they're easy to prune.
I will be getting C. Princess D. I have admired it for years, but for some reason I thought it grew really tall. Yipee!
Duchess of Albany is similar, and gets many more blooms for me, than my Princess Diana. I wanted Diana to grow on the Japanese maple, Scolopendrifolium, and cover it but it never will. It does grow through it and does emerge once more way up at the top but it's not like it truly covers it. Maybe I'm too much of an optimist.
They're both too easy to prune and truly take care of themselves but you do have to pick up the vines once they detach themselves at the base. It's a very easy clematis to grow.
When I visited the clematis nursery in Ipswich. MA, last summer, the woman there mentioned that Princess D is a slow starter. I had a small one from a coop that disappeared over the summer. If it re-appears in the spring, I'll put it somewhere else where I can keep a closer eye on it and try to give it a little more TLC.
Slow as in S L O W.
I've had very few that took longer to grow and bloom than that one!
The longest ever to show me a thing is Etoile Rose. It came from the old 2009 Koi co-op and was in a spot where a tree went down in a storm so it was well trampled with all the workers. Maybe that helped rejuvenate it! A mere five years later I got blooms!
It's the pink one here. The blue flowers are nameless columbines that freely seed themselves. The shiny green leaves are from a nearby astilbe.
Does Dutchess of Albany really get 20' tall? It's quite pretty. It must be a pretty rambunctious vine to grow from 12 inches to 20 feet in one season.
At first I was ready to reply and say, "No way", but the photos I've taken of DoA on hydrangea 'Tardiva' show me they must get to 20' or very close to that.
The third photo shows Tardiva in the distance at the far right, just to give you an idea of the height and width.
Candida grows even faster than DoA and Liberation has gone from the earth to 5' in 34 days - see the fourth photo.
That is only the second year of growth on my Princess Diana. I wouldn't say slow at all.
Pirl, love your Hydrangea T. I like the cone shaped hydrangeas better than the balls.
Looks like DoA grows pretty tall. And, my goodness: Liberation!
Nice Landscaping. I like how the lawn turns a corner and disappears.
Thanks! I had over 100 hydrangeas and, while I do love the mopheads and lacecaps, the panicle types, like Tardiva, are so lovely and provide a nice resting spot for birds on the move.
https://allthingsplants.com/plants/view/77114/Panicle-Hydrangea-Hydrangea-paniculata-Tardiva/
Liberation is a beauty in all ways. The blooms are huge!
The landscaping was done in that manner to make mowing easier!
I like easy! More everyday.
Wow! On Liberation. Beautiful. So, how tall does it get?
Six to eight feet.
Thanks.