Finally, she's putting off some very nice blooms! Very well worth the wait!
Franziska Maria 3rd year
Gorgeous..I have two of her and am enamoured with her blooms and size..congrats...Jeanne
I have one going into her third year here, and have yet to see the blooms (mostly I think because of my pruning her down the first couple years). This year I'm letting her bloom, then I will maybe try pruning down again to give her more stems next year. She's got a couple buds, but no flowers yet. I can't wait to see them!
As the pic shows, she's so slow at growth here! And she has been hard pruned the first couple years. I hope she does better this year. She's a tiny plant still.
How do you tell Frankesa Marie from Kiri te Kanawa??
Kiri seems to have more petals and the colour is more lavendar...it's a hybrid of Chalcedony and Beauty of Worcester..
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=474
Franziska Maria is a deeper bluish purple in my gardens...looks darker than the ones on COTW
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=2981
Here is mine: Mine seems darker than those..Indy..is yours as dark as mine?
Yes, mine are pretty dark.