Hi everyone -
You may remember me as being new to growing clematis. I've been looking at the following clematis that I'm interested in and would like to see your pictures of them. Sometimes looking at pictures on websites just isn't the same as seeing them in your garden, you know how the coloring variations can be. So, if any of you have the following clematis and would be so kind to share your photo, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Hagley Hybrid
Venosa Violacea
Voluceau
Also, would any of these work as a pairing with Etoile Violette on a 32" x 10' tall trellis or is that too much on a trellis that size?
Would love to see your pictures of the following clematis...
here is a hagley hybrid. one of my favorite clems. the coloring does vary from garden to garden.
but if you look closely you should see a time band of navy blue at the base of the anthers in all clones of this clematis. i would indeed plant it withtheones you mentioned. and it is always good to put in an extra plant so you will have good coverage faster, or back up nthe event one of them does not do well.
one reason we struggle with clems is that people usually plant only one plant,where with most perennials, even novice gardeners plant several to many.
i advocate planting 3 clems of the same variety if it is an important area where you want coverage and a decent display as soon as possible. 5 clems in a mixed grouping works well too and helps maximize the display space of a large trellis or other support.
here is a close of hagley.
Whether they go together or not is a matter of taste.
One thing I love doing, but you need Firefox browser to do this and use tab browsing, is open up a bunch of tabs and load Clematis on the Web in each one. Then bring up each clematis into a tab and then go back and forth between the tabs. If the color is correct, and I think most of the photos are accurate, you will start to see which ones look great together, which ones are ok or maybe even combinations you don't care for at all. Personally, I think Hagley Hybrid (see first photo or Niobe's photo and Voluceau (see second photo) would make a stunning combination. Actually, I'm going to add that combination to my list of possible clematis pairings.
The more I look at the pairing the more excited I get about it, but someone might look at it and think it's not that great. So, if you don't use Firefox, seriously consider using it. It has a built in pop-up blocker and all sorts of other features that the others don't have, and I wouldn't want to live if I didn't have tab browsing. lol
Venosa Violacea start of second flowering of the season. First flowering is covered in flowers. Love this clematis!
niobe and lavender4ever - Thanks so much for posting your pictures. It helps to see how it is growing in your garden vs. pics on the web, even if there is some color variation.
JuliaJayne - Thanks for the tip on using Foxfire to compare combinations, great idea.
Venosa Violacea
"Voluceau"
This message was edited Sep 21, 2008 9:36 AM
Thank you Jeanne for posting your pictures, I appreciate it. Those are lovely combinations.
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Ike was widespread, even dumping 9 inches on us way up here in Chicago - I would have never thought that could happen.