Clematis macropetala (also called "Blue Bird") is an early Spring bloomer with small pendulous blue flowers. It only grows about 8-10ft tall, does well in partial shade and needs NO pruning. It's the first of my Clematis to bloom. Hopefully, a lot more Clematis following closely behind this one.
I love it! Another one to add to my wish list.
WOOHOO!!..Shirley..so glad to see your Clematis start blooming this year!!..Love Blue Bird..so sweet....thanks for sharing...Jeanne
Wow Shirley..I LOVE it!! I must have this one!!
I love that color!!!! Nice Shirley!!
Thanks everyone! Sometimes the smaller Clematis flowers can be over looked in favor of the larger showy ones. I think the small ones add a lot of simple elegance to ones garden.
Wow Shirley that sure is a beauty..I love that color and shape it reminds me of cute little bells...
Make sure you post more pictures once the others come into bloom..How many clems do you have??
Shirley, Thanks alot, now I must spend more money on another vine that basically I have no room for. LOL. She's a real beauty.
Gary
That is so pretty.
Beautiful, Shirley!
:) Donna
Loretta: I like the color and shape, which I find very charming. Gosh, I don't know exactly how many Clematis I have. Last count was somewhere around ???? Oops, better count again!
Gary: There's ALWAYS room for more Clematis vines, because basically "the sky's the limit"! Now, you need to concentrate on all the different divisions of Clematis too!
Thanks Susie & Donna-just saw yours as I was completing my post.
Where did you get this lovely thing?
How absolutely perfect. It reminds me of the skirt on every little girl's fantasy party dress.
Melva: I honestly don't remember where I found this Clematis. I did search the Web for you and it is currently available through Joy Creek Gardens (Utah I think) or Digging Dog Nursery (in Calif.).
Thanks Irishbelle! That's a great description of the flower!
Thanks I looked on help me find and they were a dead end. I will check out the other places...
Joycreek has 6 left..so hurry...check out my link...Jeanne
http://www.joycreek.com/cl.htm#150-049-1
I will have to wait..don't have the money for it, right now...wish I did! Just a few hours ago, they had 18!
