These are stunning I have a princess Kate texensis however I only realised this type existed last year. Have more shoots coming this year so excited to see lots more flowers on it this time round....I think I will have to find room for more of these.
What I know about clematis would probably fill a book............what I don't know would easily fill a library.
The genus clematis is huge, over 300 species, thousands and thousands of hybrids and cultivars, many different planting, pruning, feeding, propagating regimes.
We learn more about them by the day.
I grow several Chinese species, otophora and kirilovii have successfully survived 2 wet Lancashire winters in the garden, alternate, akoensis, chinensis will be planted out when I have enough backup stocks to be able to risk planting 1 outside.
Princess Diana and Princess Kate have both been Registered as belonging to the Texensis Group, Diana was bred by the great Barry Fretwell in Devon, Princess Kate is Dutch origin.
To belong to Texensis Group, 1 parent must be mainly texensis in it's pedigree.
Neither breeder has declared the parentage of these 2 cultivars, so we have to take their word for it.
I have just checked Diana out online and I love it. I definitely need to find room for one of those. The colour looks fab. Interestingly I have never seen a Texensis type in a GC. Mine came from Crocus online.
Richard, thank you for the information regarding parentage. I have no clue about things like this. However, I am surprised a cultivar can be registered without any history.
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Not bored here, just very jealous.
Richard , you've inspired me to get my clematis out of the tunnel.
Some have been in there 2 years now
They're going out into nice new wooden planters this very day.
Please post more pics. We need reminders of what summer will bring.
Never bored Richard, it would be nice if you could be our resident clematis expert.
if you do another link at any time if you just do a space after it, it will become a clickable link.
These are stunning I have a princess Kate texensis however I only realised this type existed last year. Have more shoots coming this year so excited to see lots more flowers on it this time round....I think I will have to find room for more of these.
Allspotz. try Princess Diana, another stunning texensis.
When I bought Kate I told the nurseryman:
" I'm buying this despite the name not because of it. Just so long as she's as pretty as her mother in law"
He saw the funny side.
I planted 5 clematis today ( including Kate ) and realised I still have 10 left , eeek.
Lyn, not sure I like the term ' expert '
What I know about clematis would probably fill a book............what I don't know would easily fill a library.
The genus clematis is huge, over 300 species, thousands and thousands of hybrids and cultivars, many different planting, pruning, feeding, propagating regimes.
We learn more about them by the day.
I grow several Chinese species, otophora and kirilovii have successfully survived 2 wet Lancashire winters in the garden, alternate, akoensis, chinensis will be planted out when I have enough backup stocks to be able to risk planting 1 outside.
I like that Richard, I might borrow it and substitute Hosta for Clematis.
Princess Diana and Princess Kate have both been Registered as belonging to the Texensis Group, Diana was bred by the great Barry Fretwell in Devon, Princess Kate is Dutch origin.
To belong to Texensis Group, 1 parent must be mainly texensis in it's pedigree.
Neither breeder has declared the parentage of these 2 cultivars, so we have to take their word for it.
aym, How many stems do you have on your Vyvyan Pennell, Nelly Moser and Mrs Cholmondeley ?
The answer to more flowers could be in your pruning and not fertiliser.
Hostafan1,
I have just checked Diana out online and I love it. I definitely need to find room for one of those. The colour looks fab. Interestingly I have never seen a Texensis type in a GC. Mine came from Crocus online.
Richard, thank you for the information regarding parentage. I have no clue about things like this. However, I am surprised a cultivar can be registered without any history.