clematis addict

seattlegal said:
Kewl. :cool:

Is the white one called "Guernsey Cream?"
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i do have Guernsey cream , and it is a buttermilk colour , which fades to white in the sun .

But this white one is really bright white and flowers from may right through to nov. i have had it for about 5 years and it never lets me down so far.



The Guernsey cream one is right now getting lots of buds on it so hopefully it will give me a good show this year . and i will post a pic of it when it is in its glory later on .


when i first put it into the ground a few years ago i thought i had killed it , because it put lots of growth on it then wilted and withered away.

but i had learned not to dig it up but to leave the roots in the ground and it will hopefully come back with new growth from the ground .


and about 18 months later it did , and now it is doing really well because last year it flowered for me and now i have loads of flower buds :)
 
Without a doubt, flowers are a gift to our senses and an important ingredient in our enjoyment of life.


Truly they give us additional reasons to thank our loving Creator.:)
 
Clematis are great - I think my favourite is 'Etoile Rose'. I also love Clematis tangutica. My favourites are the types which have fairly small elegant flowers and are followed by the beautiful fluffy 'old man's beard' seedheads which are so good in autumn flower arrangements.
 
Impqueen said:
Clematis are great - I think my favourite is 'Etoile Rose'. I also love Clematis tangutica. My favourites are the types which have fairly small elegant flowers and are followed by the beautiful fluffy 'old man's beard' seedheads which are so good in autumn flower arrangements.
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:) nice ones , i love clematis i put one in last year called JOHN TREASURE i think it will be small flowers like those .
its the viticella group , do you know the name of my white one?
 
seattlegal said:
How about Henryii for the white one?
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thanks for the info it looks like that one :)

i have just found an online site called ....clematis on the web..... it is very good with an A to Z
of all the names of clematis with pics as well, and their pruning group , i think that will have to go on my favourites.
 
Impqueen said:
Clematis are great - I think my favourite is 'Etoile Rose'. I also love Clematis tangutica. My favourites are the types which have fairly small elegant flowers and are followed by the beautiful fluffy 'old man's beard' seedheads which are so good in autumn flower arrangements.
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i notice on your profile it says you are a gardener.

is it a hobbie or your work? any tips on the best way to try and start new plants off , i would like to try and grow clematis i am not a gardener and i dont have a greenhouse, but wondered if you can grow clematis from seed or would it be best to take cuttings i am a complete novice .
 
Both hobby and work :)

I have never tried to propagate Clematis I'm afraid but I would try cuttings as they will produce an identical plant. I shouldn't think a greenhouse would be necessary - a cool windowsill (one not in direct sun or over a radiator, north facing ideally) would probably be best. Good luck :)
 
Impqueen said:
Both hobby and work :)

I have never tried to propagate Clematis I'm afraid but I would try cuttings as they will produce an identical plant. I shouldn't think a greenhouse would be necessary - a cool windowsill (one not in direct sun or over a radiator, north facing ideally) would probably be best. Good luck :)
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ok thanks for that, i will give it a go .
 
i know these arent clemantis but have you ever heard of the plant,,"yesterday,today and tomorrow"? We have it and its lovely. its a bush that has lovely purple flowers, and lite lilac flowers and white flowers. hence the name....../ I cant even kill it, so it must be ok. ps, love the clematis
 
greymare said:
i know these arent clemantis but have you ever heard of the plant,,"yesterday,today and tomorrow"? We have it and its lovely. its a bush that has lovely purple flowers, and lite lilac flowers and white flowers. hence the name....../ I cant even kill it, so it must be ok. ps, love the clematis
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sorry i havent heard of that plant, but it sounds good, with three colours on it

anything that survives in my garden is good most things die on me.


hostas and clematis seem to be the ones that i do ok with , and roderdendrons as well .



i also have some lily of the vally that have gone crazy this year ,and i didnt even plant them ,they must have been seeded from some where , but they smell really nice even though the flowers are only small.
here is a pic of them

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z129/pepiv8/P1040522.jpg
 
greymare said:
i know these arent clemantis but have you ever heard of the plant,,"yesterday,today and tomorrow"? We have it and its lovely. its a bush that has lovely purple flowers, and lite lilac flowers and white flowers. hence the name....../ I cant even kill it, so it must be ok. ps, love the clematis
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is this the plant you have ,just found this online
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its really nice ,dont think we could grow that in england not sure?
 
Yes, thats it mee, I have a few and they have a lovely aroma. Also Ill attempt to post a photo of my bouganvillea. They are mostly a rapid growing vine with enormous thorns, but when i bought my house there was one here trained as a tree/bush, when its in flower ill post a photo ( Ihope)
 
question... I have a clematis... but our back graden does not get much sun, and my clematis does not grow very fast, or flower much... is there a specialist food I can give it to make it grow quicker?
 
greymare said:
Also Ill attempt to post a photo of my bouganvillea. They are mostly a rapid growing vine with enormous thorns,quote]
I wish we could grow those outside in England ,we can only grow them in a conservatory but when i go to spain they look really nice . :)
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