Mrs chemondely ( sorry if spelling is wrong )

Madame Julia correvon and comtesse de Bouchard

I think this is happy jack but unsure

New to my garden blue ribbons

What on earth is this pink one ? Until I saw this photo, I didn’t remember even having it :)

Clematis Vancouver sea breeze

Ville de Lyon

I want to say poldice but need to check again

Let’s see yours !!

Jen I can’t wait for my clematis to grow up and look like yours! So beautiful! Mine are just babies (hopefully teenagers this year) so I only have single flower shots.

The President

InnocentBlush

Omoshiro

Claire de Lune

Venosa Violacea

Oh and two different shots of Andromeda

And then one later in the season

Sorry! Two more!

Indigo Sapphire

Asao

Thanks lilyfinch for getting this thread started. It is nice to see some activity in this forum in the dead of winter.

My clematis are always a highlight in the garden and they looked good despite alternating months of drought and rain in excess. We had little rain in June and early July, more than a foot of rain between mid-July and mid-August which is typically dry here, and about the same in October. I had clematis rebloom for the first time ever in my short season garden.

We had more than one health crisis in the family, so I took few photos, mostly later in the season. I think I have likely already posted these, but not sure.

Rooguchi bloomed well in August and September.

Little Bas, the purple in front of the pink phlox, rebloomed in September for the first time ever. It is a third year plant, and my other one hasn’t ever rebloomed. It is a wonderful plant for wandering through others. It was planned to climb the trellis and then wander, but it had a mind of its own and I was too busy and distracted to pay it any mind until it was well on its way.

Venosa Violacea had a long stretch of bloom in July and August, and you might be able to see a few flowers just starting on the Rooguchi behind the lily stem from this photo in mid-July. This garden is visible from my kitchen windows, though otherwise only seen from the back field, and I particularly enjoyed it this since beween the weather and doctor visits I spent almost no time actually in the garden. This area bloomed all summer in purples and gold along with a bit of orange and pink before the purple starts. It also has gold and variegated foliage in places.

Babs all of your combinations are stunning!

Thanks, Steelers. I got started wih clematis due to a man who used to post gorgeous gardens, David from MI. He grew them on trellises and shrubs and into small trees. His beds were richly layered and served as a real inspiration to me. I really like the way the variegated herbaceous Caryopteris sets off the surrounding plants, plus it has purple-blue flowers in September.

I found a few photos from June.

Clematis texensis Tarpley River form (sorry for the dead elderberry branches in the background; maintenance just didn’t get done mostly.)

I think the one below is Rosemoor.

Romantica

No idea which this is, but I like how it goes with the Penstemon. Totally unplanned combo.

Serious Black which is completely herbaceous. It doesn’t vine and regrows from the ground each year as a large perennial. New foliage is purple. It is accompanied by a few Rebecca and Piilu/Little Duckling flowers.

I guess I took more photos than I thought. I seem to have at least a few from each month. Here is July:

Clematis Mikelite with rose buds in the background. The rose doesn’t like the heat and humidity combo so the buds didn’t open.

Clematis John Huxtable is a favorite of Japanese beetles, so I won’t plant any more pastel summer bloomers.

Clematis Prince Charles is at the far end of the bed from VV and Rooguchi and blooms earlier.

I love both the shape contrast and color echo of Clematis Venosa Violacea and Veronicastrium Apollo. Both are really nice in their own right, but the combo is one of my favorites, especially with the gold foliaged Ogon Spiraea in the background and the Snow Fairy Caryopteris adjacent as well.

Mine did very poorly in 2018. There was a lot of rain just before the buds started to open and so they rotted rather than flowered. So disappointing. But... the one in my front yard that gets the most sun did wonderfully!

What a wonderful start here!! Tina , your Claire de lune makes me green with envy. That color is ethereal!! It’s great that clematis get better year after year so next year will be so good for you . On the perennial thread showing best photos , I love how clean cut your beds look . What tool do you use ? Also your hydrangeas look great !!

Babs , your garden looks spectacular. Is rugucci very short ? My mind can’t decide if the trellis and plant is short or if it’s the angle of the photo . Sirius black is so unique. Wouldn’t believe it was a clematis! Romantica is gorgeous.. on my wish list also !! I wanted to comment on your landscape looking so so beautiful ( on the thread in the north garden forum ) I am not a northern garden but like how active the members are there posting photos so I check from time to time :)

bruce , sorry your season wasn’t that great !! But the mailbox looks fantastic. Who doesn’t love a good ole clematis on a mailbox!! I do !! :) here’s to next year!!

Lilyfinch, my Rooguchi is something like 5 1/2’ or 6’ tall. It doesn’t cling, so the obelisk works as a support without the need for the clematis to hang on, sort of like a super tall peony ring. I have several other non-clinging types with all of them needing something for them to lean against. I have tried to choose my non-clingers to be not too tall so that it is easier to find supports, so they range from a foot or so up to Rooguchi’s 6’. Thanks for the compliment on the garden, but maybe on the New England garden forum? Or perennial forum? I do enjoy both of those forums and post photos when I can devote the time. Or perhaps the discussion on Hydrangeas on the northern forum. I forgot I added photos there. As much as I love living in a beautiful rural area, my poor internet connection is one of the disadvantages.

Sorry babs I did mean New England ! I started following that forum for the birds and other mobile creatures threads, I love birdwatching especially in the winter . Well now I have to look at the hydrangea forum too ! I really struggle with adding more bones and structure to my garden. I am as addicted to roses as can be . I have almost 200 . Other plants are just fillers til they get the heave ho to make room for more roses! I admire your ability to combine so many gorgeous plants !!

I am at heart a plant collector and the challenge is always to make it into something coherent!

There is one poster from MI who sometimes posts on the critters thread who is also a bird watcher.

Another vote for the hydrangea forum-really, really good pictures!

I can see right off that I need to add red and pink to my collection. About half of mine are too new to photo, but here's a sample of my older ones.

Okee dokee. Houzz is being difficult. Will try again later.

Figured out another way to post photos.

This is one of my best and I don't have any idea what it is.
Edited: probably The President. Thanks, Babs.

Prince Charles clematis with Jeanne Lajoie

Asao clematis, first to open. Next 2.

Guernsey Cream

Crystal Fountain

Comtesse de Bouchaud, next 2. Very long bloom.

Rhapsody

Flowersaremusic, Check out The President to see how it compares to your first photo. Mine was eaten by voles, but yours seems about right with my memory, with the reddish-purple anthers, overall color, and petal shape.

I was trying with my Prince Charles to get the same effect as you did with the pink rose and light blue clematis, but there has turned out to be only a very small overlap between PC and my Zephirine Drouhin rose.

I appreciate the comment on C de B’s long bloom. I have a red garden where everything is reds and pink (toned towards blue rather than orange), and though I am not usually a big fan of the lighter pinks, it would work well to complement some of those plants.

For red clematis, I have the three I pictured above, Rebecca, Gravetye Beauty, and Ville de Lyon which Lilyfinch posted. V de L is hands down one of my favorite clematis of any color and has been since I bought it as one of my first clematis many years ago. I love the color and shape.

Babs, I think you're right! I don't remember buying The President, but I checked it against the photos on HMF, and if it's not, it' a dead ringer. Funny, it never occurred to me, even though The President has always been a favorite. Thanks! I edited the photo.

Prince Charles would be gorgeous with Zephirine! My clems always want to lean in the wrong direction. Comtesse de B absolutely has the longest bloom of all my clems. There may be others, but I don't have them. When deadheaded, she just keeps on blooming.

I agree that Ville de Lyon is the prettiest red. I plan to add that one this year. I'm glad to hear such a good review of her.

Your Venosa Violacea is at that perfect stage where you can appreciate the blooms individually. It can get so big that it's all smushed together. Mine are still very small. It may be my most favorite. I also grow veronica Appolo, but didn't think to grow it near Venosa V. What a great pairing. I'm so glad you shared that photo. I've never divided Appolo, but think I will try this year and put a plug near VV.

Thank you for starting this thread, Lilyfinch. I so seldom venture out of the rose forum. This one is a treat.

Flowers , your clematis are stunning !! I’m so glad you shared . Clematis are the only thing that I love almost as much as roses . They are such a great combination! What I love about your garden is it seems like it has some shade? And your colors remain so vivid! How much sun do you get ? I love the pic of the iris and clematis. So beautiful. When I lived in Pa comptess de Bouchard always bloomed around my birthday and I loved that. It’s such a pretty color !

Lilyfinch, I totally agree that clematis are right up there with roses, and should be since they're the perfect companion. Yours have grown so fast, they must be happy. You have a beautiful collection.

I do have shade, but not nearly as much as before we had all those trees removed. I wish we'd had more taken out, but live and learn. The tree people felled over 40 tall pines, took the trunks, and mulched all the branches to leave here for the best wood chip mulch ever. But, I digress. We get dappled sun and shade that moves through the garden during much of the day. A little shade does tend to bring out the color, and I take photos in the late afternoon or early evening which also brings out the color. Plus, my iPhone takes such vivid photos that I often tone them down before posting, but sometimes I get lazy and don't.

Hello. Glad to learn of this forum via Lilyfinch and the rose forum. (Thanks, Lilyfinch) Although roses are my primary passion, I certainly appreciate Clematis and will look forward to following this forum. Here are photos of my Clematis.

Daniel Deronda

Snow Angel

Romantika

Blue Angel

Niobe

Hagley’s Hybrid

Bourbon

First Lady

Ernest Markham

Perle d’Azur (my current favorite)

Finally an unidentified purple. Any ideas?

Again, I am looking forward to seeing many other Clems. I can always find room for one more!

Wow Deborah ! You have such a nice collection as well ! Your last one looks like jackmanii to me .. but it’s beautiful no matter who it is ! I really love the coloring of Ernest markham ! I’ve been looking for a romantica to have myself. The color is so intriguing. And never saw snow snow angel before , it’s gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing . Do you have a good variety to buy in person in Kentucky or do you mail order yours ? Every year our local places get the same ones in , ive stopped getting excited. I don’t mind mail order but like to buy in person .

Thanks, Lilyfinch. I thought the purple might be Jack, but wasn’t sure. It was one of four tiny plants purchased from a local Menards - all were mislabeled but have grown very well. That said, most of my Clem’s are mail order. I especially like the plants from Silver Star and Hummingbird. I have several babies that I don’t have photos of yet, hopefully next year.

I can see my Clematis wishlist growing.

Wow amazing thread. Gorgeous clematises in all these collections. Thank you Lilyfinch for sharing this link and your recommendation. I immediately went to the brushwood website and purchased one of two remaining Margaret Hunt. I have planted around 15 clematises in the last 2 years, but most of them haven’t done much. Maybe they will be better this year =). Here are my best:

Arabella ( not very big yet).

Venosa

Sacha (I think)

I have three clematis I added in the fall of 2017, I was really happy with how they all did for the first full season. First is Huldine.

Betty Corning is next.And Rugoochi.Two Old established clematis, is this Jackmani?a favorite photo from 2016, Sweet Autumn.Sherry

Sherry, that Huldine is gorgeous!!!

Beautiful photos, everyone.

Sherry, I think you are right about Jackmanii. Mine looks very similar. I didn't take too many photos this year, but found this one from last year:

A few from this year:

Elsa Spath

Etoile Violette

Comtesse de Bouchaud (a couple of pink flowers on the left side sneaked in from my nearby malva alcea)

Well I have ordered John Huxtable and Margaret Hunt. Thanks guys.

Wow more amazing photos!! What I really enjoyed is seeing how different we can all grow them . Different structures, trees , companion plants ... it’s wonderful to see !!

Dianela and Deborah , I promise you’ll love Margaret. When it finishes its first flush , I cut mine back to clean it up , feed it again and it gives me another generous show. I feed it when I feed my roses too . It’s just so gorgeous in person ! I really hope you like it and will share photos .

Dianela , what is growing out of your tree trunk ? Neat !! My Arabella is small too . I hope I remember where it is actually.. I know the area it’s in but it didn’t do much last year . I also ordered its sister Amelia . It’s around somewhere!

Sherry , your huldine is sooo incredibly happy there! Wow ‘ I love how you really brightened up the side of the house with clematis. How much shade do they get for you ? This gives me some ideas . and your sweet autumn is stunning!! Mine is just a baby . I can’t wait for the big show even if it does swallow everything in its path !

Vesfl , what a gorgeous Etoile Violette you have !! And the malva blends perfectly with CDB , it took me a second to find it . So beautiful!

Thanks everyone for adding to this !! Feel free to add more if you have them . I did find one pic I forgot . Forgive me the name escapes me but they are common

I think one is will Goodwin ?

Chatsworth , really a neat color and shape. If accents the blue birdhouse I have it on so nicely .

This is my andromeda. The pink wasn’t as accented as usual this past spring. And the clematis I have growing with it wilted or got munched on so it didn’t bloom in pairs like I like . I’m not sure if I’ll keep the look much longer .

Here it was two years ago with its partner, cezzane

This is a pic from then too .

Ok now I need to see what I need to add! Lol

Lilifinch, the clematis are growing on the south side of my home, so they get a lot of sun, shade doesn’t get to them until late in the day. I have daylilies planted around them for “shaded feet”.

BTW, more lovely photos!

Sherry

I learned on this forum, I'm sure that it had to be from either NHBabs or Gardengal (or most likely both), that it's not so much about the shade at the bottom but the soil moisture. As long as they get adequate moisture in the root area, they should be fine. I tried it for 2 years now, because my clemmies are usually in the back of the border and it looks odd to have low-growing plants behind the medium size perennials or roses (my obsession), and found it to be quite right. Provided a good layer of mulch, it's even better, because when they get alfalfa tea goodies, it's all for them, no sharing.

I must have 'Prince Charles' now! And 'Huldine' and...

Prince Charles is one that is totally covered with flowers when in bloom, but doesn’t have as long a bloom period as many in my garden. I like it a lot, but am glad it is growing with a climbing rose and another clematis that have different bloom times.

All these clematises are gorgeous. This thread totally makes me want to keep planting them all over. Lilyfinch the plant growing through my tree trunk is a Canna. After every winter I think it is dead for good only to see it come back from inside the tree trunk. It is amazing to see how plants really do their best to survive just like us.

Wow! Thanks Lilyfinch for starting this wonderful thread. Everyone’s clematis are so gorgeous. I was contemplating getting some for my garden this year and I’m so happy that I came across this thread. Thanks you guys for posting pictures of your amazing clematis. I am definitely going to order some. Any suggestions on who are really good sources?
Thanks!

Check out Brushwood Nursery in Georgia for larger size (and cost) plants that will establish most quickly. I would ask them for recommendations that will do well in your zone.

Thanks for the suggestion Babs. I was also looking at Clematis.com as they are local to me. Anyone have any experience buying from them?

I have not bought from them, and they don’t seem to be on Garden Watchdog under clematis.com or Roseville Farms or Buy Clematis Direct. But they have been around for a while that I am aware of. I think that they are largely a wholesale supplier that does some on line retail sales.

Their clematis are relatively small when they arrive and may take an extra season to bloom vs. larger ones. They are likely less expensive than larger ones. Buying from a relatively local supplier is often good because the plants will arrive in tune with your season, though that is likely more important for me than you.

When I was first on GW there was a Clematis enthusiast somewhere in the SE US (perhaps SC), nckvilledudes, who was most successful with hard prune types like the viticlla hybrids (most summer bloomers have viticella as part of their genetics), late large-flowered hybrids like Jackmanii, and texensis hybrids like Princess Diana. He found that the type 2 light prune early large flowered hybrids often languished in the heat and humidity. I think you also will want to give them a bright east facing exposure so that they get their sun in the first part of the day and have bright shade in the hottest part of the day. They don’t like to dry out, so be sure they get regular water as needed and plant them deeper in the garden than they are in the pots by several inches. Mulch well and feed with rose food or alfalfa meal.

Here’s a thread that has info on growing in FL.

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/1810622/clematis-in-coastal-central-fla

Thanks for the good advice, Babs. I will do some more research before I order.

Everyone's picture are just lovely! Love all the different colours, shapes & what they grow with & on. Of course half of the posters are from the rose forum, which is not surprising!

I only have a couple clematis and I have decided to plant more of them. However, I really do not know a lot about them. I really need to research growing them, pruning types & varieties. I realize they would be a good alternative to climbing roses in my yard. They would fit the smaller space better & I think are better suited to my climate. So here are 3 kinds. I'm sure they're very common. Of course, I lost the tags (my hubby threw out a pot that had tags of every perennial I planted. So now I have a lot of plants that I only know their common plant name; not their variety. So if any one can identified these that would be great.

Halloblondie, you can compare your pictures to the clematis on these sites to identify them.

http://www.helpmefind.com/clematis/plants.php

http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemalphasearch.cfm

https://www.brushwoodnursery.com/collections/clematis-a-e

http://www.silverstarvinery.com/default.asp

For the best, most concise pruning advice for cold climates, these people will alleviate all your fears and make you happy: https://www.hummingbirdfarm.net/clematis_pruning.htm

I haven't ordered from these growers, but others here are familiar with them.

BTW, your clematis look like they're doing just fine! The first one is perfectly paired with that gorgeous poppy. Beautiful clear violet on the second one and I'd love to have the third one! I always go for the pales. The last one has to be Multi Blue.

@flowers- Thanks for the info! My new dreary winter days project is researching different clematis options. You are right the last one is Multiblue. I remember that name, but I cannot remember the others. I'm going to browse those catalogues to see if I can't match them up. Do you plant clematis from the different pruning groups or from just 1 type? Is hardiness a key factor in what you purchase?

Beautiful clematis hallo !!! As with your roses , you have excellent taste . :)

Halloblondie, I apologize for giving you the link to HMF-Roses. I'm sure you didn't need that link. I've changed it to Clematis. I always forget about the clematis and peonies on that site.

I plant from all three groups and carry a list with me when I'm pruning. But, they're very forgiving. I've never given much thought to hardiness. I believe they're all hardy to at least z5. I've never lost one to winter.

HalloBlondie -- can you give me the name of that beautiful poppy in your first photo? (I wouldn't say 'no' to some seeds if you are inclined...lol!)

@roxanna - the poppy is an oriental poppy called Patty's Plum. It's very common, I do not have seeds, since I bought it as a small starter plant. It is quite a bit lighter in colour than the pics I've seen online. But I think given time it may become a darker purple? That was a pic from it's 1st full season in the garden. Anyways, I'm sure you could find a small start of it at a local garden nurseries.

WOW!!! All these photos just make my little clemmie heart happy!

My Jackmanni Superba in May 2018. 3rd Summer in the ground.

I only know the name of the seventh one down which is Roguchi.