I'm wanting more white Clematis and think Matka Siedliska is so beautiful. Can anyone share their experience with it? Would it do well in Texas? So far, I have Huldine, Alba Luxurians, Shirayukime, and Roko Kolla and "need" one or two more. TIA.
White Clematis...Matka Siedliska
Rose..I am growing clematis "John Huxtable" and he is a gloriously vigorous white Clematis....
And of course the good ole standby..Clematis "Henryii"..he is a pruning group 2 but still just wonderful in his year three for me....Hope this has helped...Jeanne
Another fav of mine is clematis "Candida"
My DG gardening buddy & friend, Nikki_Conway, grows "Matka Siedliska". I'll send her a d-mail and she can post her thoughts about this Clematis. So, stay tuned!
Thanks, Jeanne and Shirley! I think Henryi and Candida are very pretty, too. Also, do either of you grow The Bride?
I d-mailed by DG buddy nikki_conway, but she hasn't gotten over to this thread yet. She must be very busy with her boys, the end of the school parties & activities.
I don't grow "The Bride", but I have "Wada's Primrose", "Henryi" and one other white Clematis that I can post pictures of.
This is "Henryi".
"Wada's Primrose" which I thought I killed, but patience & constant watering 'the dirt' finally paid off this year!
"Lemon Chiffon" from last Summer.
Miss Bateman, perhaps.
Wow, those are all so beautiful. I love white flowers for a moonlit garden. Thank you for sharing them and now they are on the wish list.
Jeanne, are the tepals on John Huxtable slightly wavy? That's a nice one!
Shirley, I had heard somewhere that Wada's Primrose did not do real well in cooler climates. Have you heard that at all? I'm in a zone 4 and have shied away from it because of that.
Finch..yes JH is slightly wavy...thanks...Jeanne
goldfinch4: Actually, I think it's just the opposite with "Wada's Primrose". I found that she sulked in my hot & humid gardening zone. I made the comment above that I thought I had 'kill her' because this is the first year that she is flowering and I've easily had her in my garden for 4-5yrs. However, that being said, I did purchase her from Donahue's Clematis Nursery and they always send you very small plants. It takes time for them to catch up......and it certainly did! Here is a link so that you can read about "Wada's Primrose" in DG's PlantFiles and draw your own conclusions.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/89025/index.html
Shirley, thanks for the info. Sounds like it's rather slow to take off for everybody. But it's pretty enough for the wait!