Hey Bob
thats outstanding!! wonderful color combo

Bob..that is outstanding!!..What vivid colours....Jeanne

Wow now thats a Knock out for color!! Just beautiful! Golden

Spectacular Bob-

That is a beautiful show your roses and vines are putting forth.

Now I have to add that clematis to my wishlist. I have never seen it around here but that isn't unusual. I wish I could find a local nursery that offered a nice selection of clematis. Home Depot is getting stale. Anyone around the Newtown, CT area know of a decent nursery?

Thanks for the show Bob,
suebot in CT

Thanks for the comments. I think I get away with mixing colors in the garden that wouldn't go together anywhere else without clashing, but I enjoy them in the garden.
Suebot I know your feelings about local nurseries. I gave up searching and started ordering on line. Since cost is an important consideration for me I've about settled on brushwood. With free shipping when you order two or more plants they're a good deal for me. Only quart size, but with a good root system and ready to put in the garden. Here's florida seiboldii which I received mid April. Only 2 vines, which I should have pinched but I wanted to see if it would bloom this year. When I snapped this photo this morning I counted 21 blooms.

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Thanks Bob-

I will definitely be checking out Brushwood. The best advertising IMHO is word of mouth. Your clems are so beautiful you must get good stock to begin with and then with your green thumb your garden is a feast for the eyes.
Bob-how will you handle this clem to get more vines? What is your procedure? I love to soak up all the info I can to become a better gardener. This forum has been so helpful, especially Jeanne. She is great! After leaving work for the day I never used to go on the computer but since finding this forum I am always reading and of course learning.

Happy 4th,
suebot in CT

Bob - what zone are you in? I ordered a Florida Seiboldii too, and am wondering whether it will survive in zone 5.

I'm in zone 9 and don't know much about zone hardiness. I do remember that Bill Bird who used to post here had one at his home in New York State in zone 5 or zone 6. I looked around the net and found a picture at: Jane and Bill Bird's garden.
Maybe someone in a colder zone can provide better information.

Ophelia, after posting here I looked around in the gallery and ran across a post which should help. Here's a link: Clematis Forum Gallery.

Yes, I feel fortunate to have a nice hardy FL Sieboldii. I counted blooms today...19! :)
Here's a few...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/SunnyDay2Day/a20a1d94.jpg
I would urge anyone in zone 5 to try it.

Would a zone 5 be colder than a zone 8? Just wondered as I have a first year Florida S. And Im a zone 8. Golden

Bob and sunnyday, Thanks. I had read that they were hardy, but I prefer to hear from someone who actually grows them in my zone. It's still potted up, so I think I'll bring it into the garage this winter, but it'll be on its own after that.
Golden - In the US, the zones run from colder (lower numbers) to hotter, so a Zone 5 would be colder than zone 8, but you're in Canada, so I don't know how it works up there. Do you know the lowest expected temperature in the winter? We don't usually get much below -20 degrees anymore, but I did lose a clematis armandii this past winter.

Well I would guess that it gets about minus 12 at the most? So I guess what I am going to do is cover it up with burlap and hope for the best this winter - and see what happens. Golden

Little late posting and not sure how mine is going to do since I planted it last summer but I did want to say that my local and very excellent nursery The Flower Factory carries it and would not do so if it weren't hardy to this zone. Love to see the pics! I have mine next to an 'Alabast' and I'm planting a Forest Pansy redbud in that area - questionable zone choice but color combo should be beautiful.

Oh my heavens, that is gorgeous!

Carol

I just love the seiboldii but to order it here is Canada to way too expensive. Would anyone have saved seeds that I could trade?
I have about 65 clematis and close to 80 pots of seeds waiting for spring (most of these I brought back from my trip to England in August). I have my fingers crossed that at least some will germinate although I think three I brought back are not hardy here.
Anything is worth trying.
Dana