Clematis: 09 versus 08, 1 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
yep, altho we have not had any hard frosts for 6 weeks, it is a real spring and things are going to be later. i like that.
plants are loving it. here is john warren, only a few buds open and usually it is fully open by first week may.
posted a close up of one on my hardwick hall thread a couple of minutes ago.
by the way this is my favorite clem flower of all time, but not plant. plant can really take some time to get some size on and can get damaged easily, but the blooms......no words for the beauty.