I wonder if is actually gone for good. Buy another and you can be sure the oroginal will be back, that is what clematis love to do, of course as it's rarity could be because it gives up easily. I love epimediums too but some of the Japanese forms are difficult to grow. Now I only grow those that come from Europe. They are tougher and more drought tolerant. Most gardeners want them to cover ground in dry shady areas but the eastern ones like more moisture.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I found an image, bought it in 2016. Did not do particularly well for a couple of years, I was not sure what to do with it at first. (As you can see, I strung it up the first year poor thing). Then we came to an agreement. I fell in love with the long dangly flower stalks with the flowers on the ends, longer than a lot of clematis? And the deep green leaves and the huge seed heads that look like they would not belong to a relatively small flower.
I wonder if is actually gone for good. Buy another and you can be sure the oroginal will be back, that is what clematis love to do, of course as it's rarity could be because it gives up easily. I love epimediums too but some of the Japanese forms are difficult to grow.
I was hoping someone might be able to say the Clematis might re appear, we have had alpina and cirrhosa root shoots under ground and come up further away and at the sides of a pot.
Dry difficult shade was how I got started with Epimediums. But then the bug got me
@Fire Thanks for the Crugs recommendation. Also bookmarked.
@Rubytoo When I moved here in the summer I had lifted and split alot of plants. Epimedium Domino was an exception, just left a small piece and brought most of it with me. It is one of my favourites the other is an un named form grown for years with mottled pink green and dark purpley foliage in spring rose pink flowers.
One year I cut back the old leaves and the flowers were hit by a late frost on all my epimediums in various parts of the garden. Timing is critical with this job. E Orange Queen will tolerate sun if soil is retentive.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
@Rubytoo When I moved here in the summer I had lifted and split alot of plants. Epimedium Domino was an exception, just left a small piece and brought most of it with me. It is one of my favourites
I don't blame you, it is a pretty. A very dear friend gave me a piece of Lilafee many years ago, I think that would be my "taker".
Thanks to everyone who contributed about our clematis. I am still upset and angry about losing it. But at least I now know it is more replaceable than I first thought.
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I love epimediums too but some of the Japanese forms are difficult to grow. Now I only grow those that come from Europe. They are tougher and more drought tolerant. Most gardeners want them to cover ground in dry shady areas but the eastern ones like more moisture.
I found an image, bought it in 2016. Did not do particularly well for a couple of years, I was not sure what to do with it at first. (As you can see, I strung it up the first year poor thing). Then we came to an agreement.
I fell in love with the long dangly flower stalks with the flowers on the ends, longer than a lot of clematis?
And the deep green leaves and the huge seed heads that look like they would not belong to a relatively small flower.
@GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze said: I was hoping someone might be able to say the Clematis might re appear, we have had alpina and cirrhosa root shoots under ground and come up further away and at the sides of a pot.
Dry difficult shade was how I got started with Epimediums. But then the bug got me
@Fire
Thanks for the Crugs recommendation. Also bookmarked.
One year I cut back the old leaves and the flowers were hit by a late frost on all my epimediums in various parts of the garden. Timing is critical with this job.
E Orange Queen will tolerate sun if soil is retentive.
A very dear friend gave me a piece of Lilafee many years ago, I think that would be my "taker".
Thanks to everyone who contributed about our clematis.
I am still upset and angry about losing it. But at least I now know it is more replaceable than I first thought.