Hi Emma, all the flowers measure between 5-6cm in diameter. Could it be they are small flowers because it is a young plant?
The flowers do fade to what looks like a blue when they age.
I thought that the variety would be a common/popular one that is easily propagated like Hagley Hybrid for me to be able to pick up 2 clematis for £7. Thanks.
Our image in the profile looks much more purple than your images, but if you look at Google image search results, there are some that look much closer: http://bit.ly/1p0a5Kl
Hello Gardengirl. I think nutcutlet is correct, that your plant is Corydalis ochroleuca, the pale corydalis. It's a mound-forming, evergreen that self seeds freely. The flowers are very pretty, aren't they?
HF Young was one of the varieties suggested by a forum member on my earlier thread but dismissd by another due to flowering times. Having looked at the pictures (they vary very widely) and read how free flowering and compact it is I do believe this is my clematis. Sounds as though I couldn't have picked a better one!
The link below describes it well and the pictures match too.
Haven't compared any pictures available, but could it be Perle d'azure or more likely Prince Charles. Think I bought one too. Lidle is enfuriating with their way of naming of plants. Sometimes just by colour.
I don't know if it's any help or not, but this is my HF Young, flowering in May of this year. It hasn't any flowers at the moment. Planted 2 years ago.
And this is Will Goodwin, flowering now (planted this spring)
Not a brilliant photo but it's very windy out there at the moment.
I would have said that Will Goodwin is a paler blue than HF Young - both flowers are about the same size.
But looking at your photos, I think the petals on your clematis are rounder at the tips than either of mine.
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Hi Daniel and Bamboogie, delighted to know the name, have been wondering for a while. It's a lovely plant....thanks for your help.
Hi Emma, all the flowers measure between 5-6cm in diameter. Could it be they are small flowers because it is a young plant?
The flowers do fade to what looks like a blue when they age.
I thought that the variety would be a common/popular one that is easily propagated like Hagley Hybrid for me to be able to pick up 2 clematis for £7. Thanks.
Hello Daintiness.
David Hurrion, Deputy Editor of Gardeners' World Magazine, thinks that this variety may well be Clematis 'H F Young'. You can view our plant profile of it here: http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/clematis-h-f-young/1744.html
Our image in the profile looks much more purple than your images, but if you look at Google image search results, there are some that look much closer: http://bit.ly/1p0a5Kl
What do you think?
Daniel Haynes
Editor, gardenersworld.com
Hello Gardengirl. I think nutcutlet is correct, that your plant is Corydalis ochroleuca, the pale corydalis. It's a mound-forming, evergreen that self seeds freely. The flowers are very pretty, aren't they?
Reply to Annica. Here's our profile of viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare: http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/echium-vulgare/753.html
Bees love it!
Daniel Haynes
Editor, gardenersworld.com
Reply to Debs13: it's a bit tricky to tell from your image! Do you have any more that you could upload?
Daniel Haynes
Editor, gardenersworld.com
HF Young was one of the varieties suggested by a forum member on my earlier thread but dismissd by another due to flowering times. Having looked at the pictures (they vary very widely) and read how free flowering and compact it is I do believe this is my clematis. Sounds as though I couldn't have picked a better one!
The link below describes it well and the pictures match too.
Many thanks
http://www.degroot-inc.com/product_info.php?products_id=216
Haven't compared any pictures available, but could it be Perle d'azure or more likely Prince Charles. Think I bought one too. Lidle is enfuriating with their way of naming of plants. Sometimes just by colour.
I don't know if it's any help or not, but this is my HF Young, flowering in May of this year. It hasn't any flowers at the moment. Planted 2 years ago.
And this is Will Goodwin, flowering now (planted this spring)
Not a brilliant photo but it's very windy out there at the moment.
I would have said that Will Goodwin is a paler blue than HF Young - both flowers are about the same size.
But looking at your photos, I think the petals on your clematis are rounder at the tips than either of mine.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.