Bloom of the Day Photos: May 24th, 2012: Clematis 'Crystal Fountain' (Clematis ) by wiggiej, 1 by wiggiej

wiggiej wrote:
Hi Pirl and Kell!

I've seen the same thing with mine. Last spring was cold and it was pretty good, but not great. But its been warmer this spring (70s - 80s, by March) and my Crystal Fountain has been spectacular!
It's a sure a weird one, but it's grown on me over the last few years.

My comment for this photo was "I think that the colors of 'Crystal Fountain' are easier to describe than they are to photograph. Flowers open lavendar with pink-magenta undertones and develop more blue undertones
as they age."

Mine even has some flowers that have a pinwheel pattern of alternating pinkish and bluish tones this year! A few others seem to have reverted back to a more "traditional" clematis flower. Here's a kinda lousy
iPhone shot. It's hard to see, but the pinwheel flower is on the lower right and the reverted flower is at the upper left.

Jan







This message was edited May 25, 2012 8:11 AM