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Green clematis

Myosotis23Myosotis23 Posts: 69
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Can anyone tell me why my clematis flowers are green please, it's not all the flowers.
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Some just do that - look at alba luxurians - http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=561 and its pal caerulea - http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=564

    What variety is yours and does it usually have all purple tepals or is this your first year with flowers?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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  • Myosotis23Myosotis23 Posts: 69
    Thank you. It is 'Arabella' it has flowered before but it didn't have any green on it.
    In a world where you can be anything, always be kind.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Curious then.  I had one in my last garden which was a paler mauve and didn't have green bits, like this - http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=110 

    Maybe it's a response to some unseasonable cold weather or a mineral deficiency.  Try giving it a liquid feed of tomato food or a comfrey tea and some slow release clematis food and see if that sorts it out. 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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