Re: OT:Hydrangea/ Clematis

Hi there Bill,

Hope you don't mind me involving myself with your Clematis integrifolia
piece but its one of my favourites.  In addition to 'Alba' and 'Rosea', I
grow two other very good forms.  'Pangbourne Pink' is like a particularly
good form of 'Rosea', with a good deep pink coloured flower, larger than
those of 'Rosea'. It grows to two to three feet in height, though I like to
grow mine on the ground. 

The other is a wild collected form of the blue flowered variant.  It was
collected by a Czech collector, now dead, near Lake Baikal.  It has
beautiful bright blue flowers, with a lighter edge to the sepals.  It has a
long flowering season, from early July until very recently.  Presently, it
is absolutely covered with wonderful seed heads.  I have three plants
growing together across the top of a large rock garden and they form a
patch some eight feet across which is a blaze of colour for weeks on end.

Incidentally, if you like these kinds of clematis, have you tried
mandschurica.  Its another beautiful semi herbaceous plant, this time with
masses of small white flowers.  Another beauty.




Best Regards,
David Victor

Araceae, Cape bulbs, Clematis, Geraniaceae, Paeoniaceae, Saxifragaceae and
anything else that is beautiful
Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, England, UK   Zone 7  

Visit the new British Clematis Society web site at 
<http://www.britishclematis.org.uk>    

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