OMG I just love the colour of this clematis!!!! This is one of my new ones I planted on the pergola....this plant only had the ONE flower bud and it finally opened!!!! I wish I had more of this plant!! I can't wait till she matures and the vine is covered in this colour!!!
Another shot of my single bloom...hehehe.
Of course she had to bloom away from the pergola so I can't see her unless I am on the other side of it LOL
Years ago I bought a clematis, but didn't know what it was. I planted it out back but it never did much. Last year I moved it up closer to the deck to see if it would do ok there. I have a Prince Charles a few feet from it that just loves the old clothes line pole so thought maybe that was a better area. From what I can tell, it is a Ville de Lyon but the flowers are fairly small. I'm hoping that it just needs to adjust to its new surroundings and will fill out more in the next few years. My question: Is this really what I think it is? If so, I have another one out back that looks just like it.
This is my 5(?) year old Prince Charles which just loves the old clothes line pole. He was marked as a Nellie Moser when I bought it! I used to prune him back but the past 3 years I've just left him alone and he seems to be doing just fine.
DawnLL, here is what your Ville de Lyon will look like in 1 or 2 years.
Oh mwperry - thanks so much for sharing that photo with me....Yours is doing wonderfully and it certainly is a beauty!!!!
Country your Prince Charles certainly seems to be loving its home!!! Very think and green!!!
Oh I just took a walk outside too and noticed a few buds starting to open on my Comtess de Bouchard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great day!!! LOL
here is what your villa de lyon will look like in 8 years.it is an amazing clematis, truly my favorite. do her a favor and prune her back after she blooms and fertilize her with a balanced formula and the late summer blooms will be smaller but there will be a huge number of them.
are you sure that is a prince charles? mis labeled clematis are rampant. it is def not a nelly.....here is prince charles
Ville de Lyon looks lovely and it will be covered with more blooms in each subsequent year.
Ok first off here in Canada they Label it as Ville de Leon and not Lyon? Is there a difference?
Secondly Niobe I think that is the prettiest comibination I have seen! You make me want to have that Prince Charles one like big time!
No, niobe, I'm not 100% sure but I spent hours and hours reading thru gardening articles and pictures online and that was the only one that matched. I'm not even sure that my others are Amanda Marie and Ville de Lyon but again, they closest matched what I found. I bought the first ones at a roadside nursery so I can understand the mismarking. I was really bummed that the last two I bought from a well known nursery here locally weren't even CLOSE to what their tags were. (See post in ...wilting overnight.)
One reason I subscribed to this site was to learn from the rest of you, so if it's not what I think, please let me know!
WOW..Yall's Clematis "Ville de Lyons" are STUNNING!!..I have two and they are only 2 years old..can't wait till they are breathtakingly beautiful as yours!!...Jeanne
niobe, your clematises are breath-taking! Speaking of niobe, do you have a Niobe clematis? Here is Niobe combined with Romana.
This is a great thread. I love Clematises. Thank you DawnLL for starting this! Here come Earnest Markham (right), Blue Moon (upper left), and Jackmanii (lower left).
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And here are Jackmanii, Henryii, and Kardynal Wyzynski. (The photo is somewhat blurred)
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Mw...they are gorgeous...how old are yours?..Jeanne
love niobe with ramona. i have it with rouge cardinal and it is a similar combo. ramona is fussy for me, but having a good year this year.
yes i have niobe...it is one of the ones i have near my house, which means i like it. your display of niobe and ramona is gorgeous! aspirational.
JeanneTx, at the time those photos were taken, the Clematises were probably 2-3 years old.
niobe, thank you for those kind words! It nice to have good feedback, if you know what I mean. Isn't it remarkable that you in Ohio grow the same Clematis as I in Mississippi -- zones apart. This is toooo fun!
2-3 years..kewl..they are in their Leap years..and stunning too!!...Jeanne
Thanks, Jeanne. Did anyone see the Clematis article posted in the Daves Garden Newsletter dated June 30? Here 'tis:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/267/?utm_source=nl_2008-06-30&utm_medium=email
Yes..I had read it..thanks for sharing...Jeanne
