Clematis: What's this I wonder?, 0 by 2racingboys

2racingboys wrote:
I'm wondering, but I don't think this is a clem.
I took a pic of this area last week but this wasn't there. It popped up just a couple of days ago.
Could this be part of the Will Goodwin I planted last year???

If you look closely, you will see the brown twigs at ground level right in front of the trellis.
Just in front of that is this new growth.
I moved a tiny bit of mulch to get a closer look deeper and it is white underneath.

The only other thing I had in this area is a ghost fern which is completely dormant and other stuff is further on down the bed.

I have no idea. Certainly wondering if I need to cover my stuff too because it's supposed to be freezing (25-28 degrees) over the next couple of nights. Of course I have buds & hostas everywhere including my big clem on the mailbox. UGH!!!