Clematis: Summer clematis chat, 2 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Yes, Marie, the JI's do enjoy moist soil.

Marcia - you can use dental floss to keep the clematises in place on the trellis. It's strong and nearly invisible.

That is Black Gamecock. I have that one and many others. They bloomed early this year and they were gorgeous, as usual. Photos of a few favorites attached. The white one is Edna Grace and Swirling Waters (a gift I love) is the dark one, then a collage.

If you took a photo of the clem you can post it and we can try to identify it for you. I agree that for short term memory purposes it's nice to have plants that bloom the same year we get them. It's one reason I won't buy Japanese irises from anyone but Greywood Farm, Among the owner, Darlyn's, introductions... http://greywoodfarm.squarespace.com/2011-2010-ji-intros/
or Eartheart Gardens...http://www.eartheartgardens.com/.

All I received from Greywood in mid April have already bloomed. Maybe it just shows I'm either impatient or too old to wait around three or four years to have plants bloom. My Eartheart order also bloomed this year. Instant gratification is sweet.

The photo I posted above is actually 'Greywoods Dark Desire'.

Isn't there any cure for the chipmunk problem? Seems farmers up your way must have something that works.