One of my first hybrid Clem. in bloom, please help confirm if this is Clematis 'The President'?
Clematis; The President?
Confirmed! Enjoy.
pirl, thank you. 'Tis the season for clematis to shine!
Happy gardening.
Lily..when your clematis is more open..please look at the anthers and see if you see red ones...they aren't cream coloured..here is one of mine to compare as it is just opening..Jeanne
and here it is fully opened..see how red the anthers are?..You can still see they are red as they open in my prior pic
My thoughts too Jeanne. My anthers are red on my President.
Arlene
Here's mine for comparison.
Mine, those in the picture posted above, all the anthers are creamy white. But in another area I've this new bud that is about to open up with anthers looks like that of pirl's (above).
So now the question is what is the first posted clematis have I got? Jackmanii are not blooming yet here in my garden. So that's ruled out. What mysterious clematis have I got?
Here the clematis in question in close up.
The President? This is the semi-open bud with anthers like that of pirl's.
Pirl...yours is definitely Clematis "The President"...Lily..your last pic is a bit fuzzy and hard to tell..it almost looks like an immature clematis "Multi-Blue" (has a big pom pom center)...but could very well be "The President"..show us a pic when it is fully open to know for sure..about your other one..it's really hard to tell..is the pic you showed the colour it looks in real life?..Distinguishing between purple and those bluey-purples can get tough without a true to colour pic that shows not only the anthers but the connectives as well..it possibly could be either "H.F.Young" if on the pale bluey side
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=24
or it could be Clematis "Rhapsody" if on the the more purplish side of the color spectrum
http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=393
Lily - do you have a master list of all clematises you purchased?
Pirl, no I don't. These are from local garden center, and I knew I've H.F. Young, a lighter blue as Jeanne has mentioned, and I thought I'd recognize those when in bloom. I don't recall have had a Rhapsody planted. So I'm at a lost at the movement.
And Jeanne is once again correct on identifying 'Multiblue' I just planted those last year. Thanks Jeanne. Tomorrow I'll post more pictures as it unfurls.
Wow, I was just going to post a pic of my “mystery” clematis, when I came across this thread. My blooms look very similar to those in the original post…at least I think so ;-). Then again, I don’t really know much at all about clematis, and received the plant below from a friend who left town. When I adopted it in December, it was nothing more than a little twig, and I have greatly enjoyed watching it come to life and actually bloom! I definitely don’t want to hijack this thread, but was wondering if you all would mind taking a peek at my pics as well, since they are so similar. I hope I’m not confusing matters. Thanks in advance :)
I can’t seem to get a photo that does justice to the wonderful purple shade of the blooms. The closest I’ve come is my “clematis by flashlight” shot below:
I love the "Clematis by Flashlight" shot. Beautiful!
That is a lovely photo.
This is The President in my garden.....
Beautiful pictures everyone!
Once again for the record, I think Jeanne has correctly identified my blue clematis. H.F. Young instead of 'The President'. Thanks Jeanne. H.F. Young while the weather is still mild and cool outdoor, its coloring is somewhat darker. But as the blooms progress I can see the true coloring. Will post some more pics. tomorrow as the weather permits.
Dawn..Your clematis "The President" is stunning!!..Lily..glad you got it ID-ed Hon!!..Are you girls thinking of putting out plant markers..LOL..I have mine marked and the prune group written on my label as well for those times that I have a "Duh" moment while out in my gardens...Jeanne
LOL, it's the mystery why I do the same thing and expecting different results. Not marking my lovelies and think that I'd remember them all. Thanks again Jeanne. One of these days I'll have them all marked, I think....^_^
Lily..just a suggestion..I bought the EON plant Markers from a Co-op on Dave's..the prices are great!!..So check the co-op forum and watch for when someone has another one!@!...Jeanne
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/810287/
Thank you Jeanne, I've marked the thread for future referrence. I've often wondering where my buddies got those markers from.
Jeanne, great idea to write the pruning group on the labels. I'll have to add them to mine. Thanks for the tip!