Proteus?

Yea..It looks like Clematis "Proteus" to me as well...Jeanne

Here is a link that might be useful: Clematis

I was reading the description of proteus and found that it has up to 100 petaloids around the center. Mine doesn't get nearly that many. A total of 20 maybe but that could be because it is still a youngster? What do you think?
Thanks
Tracy

They say that clems get better as they mature. Most of mine aren't that old, but it certainly true for my Marie Boisselot.

Marie in ME

Certainly looks like my Proteus as well. The older the wood, the more likely you will have double flowers where you will get more sepals than if you just have relatively new wood where you will get blooms with less sepals.

Single blooms of Proteus down low with Piilu at top.
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Double bloom on older wood.

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nckvilledudes: Oh, Wow! I loved my clem before but I had no idea it would look like that as it matured! Thank you for posting your pictures. I had my doubts about it being proteus until I saw yours. You nailed it for me! Thank you!

Glad to be of service Tracy. Here are a couple of more shots of it.

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nckvilledudes, I am blown away at how lush those blooms are. I love your garden. You framed your patio beautifully. Do you have many varieties of clematis? I just took cuttings from mine yesterday and rooted them. I am hoping they take well. Have you ever tried this? Any good advice you want to share?

Your garden is stunning! Love double Clemmies...
Miguel, did Piilu bloom in doubles for you? If so, can you post pics please?
Tracy, sorry for OT...

Thanks,
Alina.

Tracy, I have 119 clematis in the ground or in pots. This doesn't include a few that have not yet shown up from last year that I am still not counting out or the ones I have had in my garden and removed for one reason or another. I figure if a clematis doesn't work out, then out it goes.

Some clematis are much easier to root than others. The species clematis are very difficult to root. I found a colony of wild viornas, attempted rooting 15 cuttings and got one to root. I tend not to do cuttings since I am so enamoured of them and have limited space that I don't want multiples of the same clematis. The only exception to this rule are the native US clematis which I try and get at least two of each one to make sure at least one survives.

Alina, I have never had double blooms on my Piilu although I have had it as long as the Proteus. My Piily really takes a licking in the hot southern sun and I think for double blooms it requires both old wood and a winter chill to get the double blooms. I have seen pictures of them but have yet to experience it on my plant.

Amazing! 119 clems! Your yard must be a haven for you. I am especially fond of double blooming varieties. I have admired clematis for years and this is only my second one. Do you have any favorites?

I've been reading up on the steps on rooting cuttings and am doing ok so far. The cuttings are still nice and green. The instructions I have mention that it will take 2 months to develop roots but no mention of when I should move to a larger container or plant the new sprouts in the ground. My concern is that the little guys will get creamed in our harsh winter. Should I keep them in pots or let them brave the elements? Any thoughts?

I don't really have any favorites as far as the type II double bloomers go. I have always liked the way that Kiri Te Kawana looks in pictures but don't have it in my garden. I tend to prefer the type III clematis due to the climate in the summer here where most type IIs brown out severely.

I think if I went to the trouble of getting clematis to root then I would probably keep them in pots and move the pots to a somewhat sheltered location over the winter. If you have an unheated garage or somewhere the plants would stay above freezing but definitely on the cool side so that they would go dormant but not freeze. Trying to keep clematis growing and healthy over the winter is difficult unless you have a greenhouse, solarium, or similar area where they would get enough sunlight so that they wouldn't get leggy and be susceptible to mealy bugs, aphids, etc. So essentially I am saying to keep them in pots where they would stay asleep all winter unless you have the perfect sunlight in an area mentioned previously.

Perfect advice. Thank you. I will repot them in the fall and keep them in the garage over winter. Watering over winter? Thanks once again.
Tracy

Tracy, water moderately over the winter. I would let them go a little on the dry side to prevent any chance of rot.

Thanks a bunch!