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White flower identification please

[Glen][Glen] Posts: 76
edited June 2022 in Plants
I'm unsure what to say about this plant. It has more petals than leaves. The stem is hanging down from a ledge. There are some more leaves up nearer its roots but those leaves live in darkness, and the leaves visible next to this flower appear scorched by sunlight. Bizarre?

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  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    The stem looks like a clematis but I don't know which one. Others might ID it.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    It looks a bit weird in the photo.
    If it's a clematis it could be Clematis ‘Maria Skłodowska Curie.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • [Glen][Glen] Posts: 76
    Well, I'm learning. From RHS "'Maria Sklodowska-Curie' is a deciduous climber, flowering in late-spring to early summer on old wood.." hence the dead leaves and dark stems.

    I still think its bizarre that any plant would flower without light or the capacity for photosynthesis, but a Clematis clearly will.

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