Re: OT:Hydrangea/ Clematis

Hello Bill,
    I grow a few of the species clematis around here... mostly in pots as I never seem to get around to transplanting them into the garden. Grew some of them from seed.
    We have not exactly had a drought here, but have had a lack of rain since last winter. Always on the dry side and needing to water until about a month ago when we began receiving rains. Many of the clematis that had burned back from lack of moisture came back out with fresh foliage. A few did bloom for me. Now that we had 35 last night I seriously doubt they will get to bloom. My big hybrids do not seem to rebloom for me, but the species that are smaller blooming ... it is not unusual.
    I have noticed that the 'alba' and 'rosea' forms of C. integrifolia are now coming on to the market... not long ago the only availability was through a friend with seeds.
    Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
g*@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: B*@aol.com
Subject: Re: OT:Hydrangea

So am I, Gene, and quite a few. First time it's ever done that for me in about 5 years of growing it.  I also have C. jackmanii growing up a lamp post and a strong wind a couple months ago blew it all down.  I trimmed it pretty much to the ground. New shoots came up immediately and now have about a dozen blooms.  C. 'Josephine' has one new bloom as does 'MultiBlue'.  'Polish Spirit has a couple.  I've never seen all these clematis bloom in the fall before.  But it's the first summer we've had more or less adequate rainfall in a number of years.  Could that be it?  Or are they saying it's going to be a terribly severe winter in which we're all going to die and we want to bloom one more time?
Bill Lee
Z6a Cincinnati
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index