Blue Dancer flowers the darkest part of the colour is how it should be. I took some other shots but the light bounced off the tetals making them look very pale and not right.
C. montana rubens I don't know what to call this next one. It is a C. macropetala Bluebird seedling. This is a double white with its first flowers. We have had a couple of purple /blue ones, and a nice single white coming along.
How exciting to have seedling clematis... love the Blue Dancer, I think that's my favourite type of clematis flower actually, especially when it opens out a bit...
We have the same first two clematis as you Rubytoo, in fact I am not so keen on the Blue Dancer, you have to get under to take a picture of the open flower whereas the Montana Rubens is more in your face flower which I prefer.
^that's a fabulous looking clematis I must say Bob..
'Frances Rivis' again... old photo.. ...The one on the left looks like something out of science fiction.. I can see two eyes, a snout and a mouth... like prehistoric angry bees swooping down...
Love both Bob and Marlorenas clematis. After seeing a few last year, blue clematis are my favourite. Wonder why there are not more popular?
On a similar note on blue clematis, I planted a 2l durandii in feb it hasn’t poked its head out. I planted this quite deep. Could this be the reason? And should I be concerned: do anything about it. Just so you know the weather here, all the other clematis in ground/ pots are over a meter tall.
My Durandii is just over 2 foot tall... it got going quite early, but it's been so cold lately until now.. but this one seems to respond quickly and grows with some urgency, so I'd be a bit concerned about yours... Here is mine at the moment....
@Alchemist oh gosh, I wouldn't like to advise on that one... I'll have to leave that to you... but with this warm weather if you see no sign after one more week, then yes I would dig it up...
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C. montana rubens
I don't know what to call this next one.
It is a C. macropetala Bluebird seedling.
This is a double white with its first flowers. We have had a couple of purple /blue ones, and a nice single white coming along.
'Frances Rivis' again... old photo..
...The one on the left looks like something out of science fiction.. I can see two eyes, a snout and a mouth... like prehistoric angry bees swooping down...
On a similar note on blue clematis, I planted a 2l durandii in feb it hasn’t poked its head out. I planted this quite deep. Could this be the reason? And should I be concerned: do anything about it. Just so you know the weather here, all the other clematis in ground/ pots are over a meter tall.
My Durandii is just over 2 foot tall... it got going quite early, but it's been so cold lately until now.. but this one seems to respond quickly and grows with some urgency, so I'd be a bit concerned about yours...
Here is mine at the moment....