Clematis thread 2023..

Janie B · June 2023

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Clematis Dark Eyes is growing through an Aloha rose (which has been horrendously beset by black spot). Good colour combo

purplerallim · June 2023

Yet again fooled by a Supermarket's description. Supposed to be Mrs George Jackman ( white) its not.

I was hopeful with the paler leaves and buds, but on opening.....

Marlorena · June 2023

Not the one you wanted, but I think you've got 'Piilu' there, so a good substitute..

purplerallim · June 2023

Thankyou @Marlorena that is really helpful, and I think you are right.
Now I will have to see if the other three are what they are proposed to be.🤷‍♀️

Jess91 · June 2023

@Janie B thank you 😊 yes see what you mean about the green through the flowers. Still, it's beautiful though!

Ditsy · June 2023

My clematis held up with string

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Papi Jo · June 2023

Last year I asked for advice about which Clematis to plant. I then purchased and planted a C. ‘Forever Friends’ which has developed extremely well and is now more than 2m high and wide, a beauty.

I also planted a C. ‘Maria Skłodowska Curie’ which hardly grew and gave a handful of---lovely---flowers last year. It totally disappeared last winter and made a rather late reappearance in the Spring. It is now in flower, still quite nice, but it refuses to grow to more than a pitiful foot (<50cm) above the ground.

This is all the more disappointing as all sites, say its normal size is 2m x 2m; see e.g. https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/clematis-maria-sklodowska-curie/

Is there a problem with its siting in my garden? Still too young? Missing something? Does anyone on this forum grow it?

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C. ‘Maria Skłodowska Curie

The bottom flowers are lying on the ground, the top flower approx. one foot above the ground level.

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Marlorena · June 2023

I don't know that variety, so cannot help, but perhaps someone else does?..

...beautiful clematis Ditsy.. stretched along the fence..

'Niobe' just coming into flower.. later this year for me..

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'The Vagabond'. continues..

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..x aromatica.. which is scented of sweet almonds..

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Plantminded · June 2023

This is the first of my clematis to flower this year, Petit Faucon, an interesting form and intense colour.

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Marlorena · June 2023

A very pleasing alternative to 'Arabella'.. Plantminded.. I used to have it in another garden, after seeing it at RHS Wisley..
'Arabella' mildewed badly here for me.. probably wrong location..

'Burma Star'.. this morning.. quite a dark one..

Clematis thread 2023..

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