Three years ago I planted 6 ground cover Clematis. The first year they didn't do much. Last year they looked ok for awhile. I believe I lost one. And this year they are growing really stronly and forming flower buds. But - warning - they are really hard in these pics to differentiate them from the green plants around them. Maybe when they bloom!!! Xuling
2d clematis
3d plant
last plant
xuling, do you know the name of the clematis?? would love to see pictures when in bloom!
Hola, I believe that the name tags are still in the ground. If I remember, or if you remind me, I will post pics and names when they bloom. Last year they were quite lovely so I expect the same this year. xuling
I have also planted a low growing clematis. The tag lists it as "clematide arbustiva". What a disappointment it has been. The first summer it lived for a couple months, then died back. I thought for sure it was goner. Then the next spring it poppped back up, then died back again within a couple of months. I did not see it all of last summer. No I have noticed it again. I wonder how long it will last this year, and I have never seen a bloom yet!
mine have bloomed each year, but the growth has never looked as healthy as it does this year. I will wait and see.
ah ha!! the Clematis in the last pic I posted above has opened a flower. And the name tag says it is Clematis 'Juuli' . Xuling
one more pic
Here is a newly opened Juuli and the same one in the other pics a few days later.
This message was edited Apr 19, 2010 5:09 PM
here is the older one from above
And this one is just opening. it is Clematis 'Durandii'. Xuling
