Clematis: Let's see your blooms!, 1 by DebinSC

DebinSC wrote:
Ghia: My Ernest is growing on a too-small trellis, which is probably why it looks full. It has nowhere to go. This is it's 3rd year and the first time it has gotten big enough to need more climbing space. This winter I plan to replace that trellis with a larger one so it can keep on climbin'.
The blooms do look red when they are just opening, but the color in my photo is pretty close to true. Maybe different light or soil conditions cause variations in the color? Just a guess. I don't know, though. Here's a photo from teh same plant when it bloomed last fall. Slightly redder cast than now.
Deb