And here is a side view so you can see it's personality! :-D
Clematis in time for Derby!
raise and release them over here in my yard girlfriend.
That is amazing. You're gonna have me outside like a soldier scanning the perimeter at night with the camera, holding my finger up by the blooms, all crazy lady like....
He Loves You!
I aspire to be an ecentric old lady gardener with my red hat and purple outfit! LOL! With butterflies and moths following me everywhere! LOL! I already have my Monarch butterflies following me around my yard. My dh gets a kick out of seeing the butterflies flying along beside me! No kidding! I raised them and they must think I am their mama or something ... or maybe they know I will lead them to a good nectar source! LOL! Crazy is the ONLY way to be!!!!
wow. you are my hero. see ya tomorrow.
Lator, gators!!! I look forward to more Clematis photos tomorrow! Happy Blooming!
I love those Hummingbird Moths..I have them in my gardens too and found several of their Cocoons..Oh yall like Daturas..Here is a pic of my "Double White"...Jeanne
Ooh purty, Jeanne! I've got 2 or 3 big ol' buds on my Datura about to go. I can't wait to see them!
Thanks..I especially Love my "Black Currant Swirl"..
Well looky there, Mine's almost caught up with yours. c{;-D
wowee that black currant swirl is Amazing!
Here I go shopping now....
Wow Shawna,
Your clematis are fabulous!!Your entire garden is wonderful. I,too,live in Louisville and my garden is quite behind yours. I have a few clematis and just LOVE them.I want to add more. This year should tell me if I can grow them!! My Hagley Hybrid has already wilted or something. It completely wilted so I cut it down to the ground. Most look pretty good. I so enjoyed your pictures. Thanks so much for your post. Lesley
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Hi neighbor Lesley! Thank you alot, and They had some really great ones at Kroger on Goss! It took me awhile to unravel them and set them up in new homes. Usually it's just a twig or two. Even at Frank Otte's, good plants but no flowers and they're $5 more. I'll tell you the best Clems I ever got is from these old ladies at Ken Mulch, somewhere off outer loop. I swear these things had to 4 or 5 years old. Took hours to unwind them. I also got an awesome passionflower, but it didn't make it through the winter. What I wouldn't give for one more zone! I could maybe grow brugs in the ground.
Claire with red Columbine
sorry. slow access this morning. I pushed send twice...
These on the sunniest side of the pergola are all group 3 so they were about 12" tall in early March. They're going good, 'bout a foot and 1/2 from the top. Jackmanii is up and over on the other side.
a little Bonanza flower, these are small and the whole vine gets really super full.
Ernest Markham
Here's a nice size Violet Charm.
The final blowout of Dr. Ruppel. There are 5 flowers under this bunch that you can't see. And this is a small clump. This one done leaped!
A closer up of a newer flower, always more red, less pink.
Bonanza waking up. This one gets really full of little purple flowers.
and it goes high too, from 12 inches to the top of the pergola in a month. The combination along this side of the screen is Roguchi, Venosa Violacea, yellow Tangutica and then this Bonanza. I love purple & yellow combinations.
So beautiful.
Oh my! What eye candy! Beautiful vines & blooms, Shawna!
I need more shade in my yard. I would love to try growing Clematis. I can see how addicting these vines could be! LOL! What a nice journey to see yours! :-)
yeah Becky, you're a good candidate for Clematis for sure. They are just so carefree and hard to kill. Even those I think are dead always seem to sprout new green. And they just get better as the years pass. Here's a new little Betty Corning this morning.
Oh ..they are so purty!!...I planted two clematis "Violet Charm" last year and neither looks like they are...how old is yours...Jeanne
I put it in mid season last year, but it looked older than most, nice big root ball. can't say but it is pretty tall and climbing higher every day, and these I have also look more blue than the one in my encyclopedia or the ones on plantfiles, which are more ... violet. Maybe it's me with the wrong label.... or mine is a Lucky (Violet) Charm....
Yours kinda reminds me of Clematis "Elsa Spath"...Jeanne
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=158
I'm in love with all your Clematis, Soulja! Just gorgeous!
Sometimes, young Clematis can take on a bit of a different color hue than the more mature blooms. I posted pictures of my "Violet Charm" in PlantFiles. That's the color it looked like in my garden. Don't forget that besides maturity, soil and temperature will also effect the flower's color.
Sheesh, it would help if I posted a picture of "Violet Charm".
Here is my "Elsa Spath" for comparison.
Geesh, Soulja! I love all your clematis! so beautiful! And I think I just saw your photo thread on Iris, too! Again gorgeous! And don't you have a zillion milkweeds coming into bloom as well?
You are quite a gardener! And all so lovely!
And I'm coming down when your garden's on the tour!
yaaaay! I will have a thick bouquet waiting for you tabasco!
and Thanks so much shirley! Elsa Spath is so pretty.... I'm a hafta get me one! yeah i think my Violet Charm looks like yours. I just love it.
There are about a zillion Cezanne buds along the fence and one single bloom.... oh joy. Here's a new Betty Corning on the upside down tomato arbor. oh yay!
I've said for years that I am going to get "Betty Corning"..does yours have a fragrance?...Jeanne
gosh jeanne i haven't even put my nose in it yet! what the matter with me? {;-D
I'll let you know friend when I get back from my morning photo shoot....
I just made an order from Silver Star Vinery. they better be as great as y'all say cuz i done gone off the deep end again. Did anyone see the photo of the old lady standing in front of her 20 yr. old Proteus? Well guess what I ordered? (among other things)....
Soulja, your close up pic of Dr. Ruppel is breathtaking!
Thank you goldfinch, but i just have a good camera that's all.
and a good collage program.... {;-D
a few more this morning.
After the multi blue loses its bottom petals,
it still looks pretty cool. And I love Ruguchi
before it blooms.... sigh....
Very pretty...
Beautiful collages!