Re: clematis

Michael wrote

> By far the most successful small flowered clematis I've grown here in
> Sacramento, Ca. (summer temps up to 115*f, humidities in the teens and
> twenties) is Clematis flammula. Make sure you give it plenty of room and
> something to climb on.  It can be a little hard to find, but the growth
and
> bloom in this otherwise difficult climate for most clematis  makes it
worth
> searching out.  I got mine at a UCDavis arboretum plant sale a couple of

Hi Michael

I would just like to add a couple of good 'doers' to C. flammula.

Here Clematis texensis Duchess of Albany, and Gravetye Beauty both flower
non stop all summer long. I have them planted in large tubs with their feet
in the shade. thye both start in early May, romp about with gay abandon
until August, then I cut them down and they are back up and flowering from
mid sept. they are still flowering now, but as we have just had our first
heavy winter rains I expect them to take a well earned rest soon. Also, and
I think I have posted about it before, clematis maximowitziana, performs
much the same here as C. flammula, but is more vigorous and has large showy
leaves to boot. the perfume is very similar to C. flammula, but maybe a
little more musky.

Someone must have spotted my 'climber fietish' by now!

regards  Janet
Richard & Janet Blenkinship
Crete
Zone 10/11


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