Last fall I planted 2 Crystal Fountains along the same fence. When they bloomed they were this strange color, otherwise they looked really healthy. I put composted maneur around them when they were breaking ground this spring. Other than that I didn't fertilize, spray or do anything else to them. Any idea why the strange color?
Edited to add: There is quite a bit of pink in it that doesn't really show up on the pictures.
This message was edited May 31, 2007 8:22 AM
Here is an entire plant.
Its very common that the first blooms on a newly planted baby clematis won't be the correct color,shape or size..when your clematis Matures it'll look like all the rest..I planted clematis "Crystal Fountain" last fall and look how my blooms looked this past Spring..Jeanne
This message was edited May 31, 2007 8:31 AM
Thanks Jeanne. Never knew that about clems - I learn so much from all of you here. I won't worry about these then :)
Well, it may not be the official color of that cultivar, but I think it's really cool! Lots of neat subtle color variations.
I want a crystal fountain. I don't have enough places to put all the clems I want! Wah!
