Seeing as the roses have had their turn, I now bring you my Clematis selection. Despite the continuing hot weather (for the UK in June), the clematis are flowering and looking lovely. May I introduce:
Clematis New Love - a non-clinging herbaceous variety.
Venosa Violacea which is coping with the sun by curling its petals up.
Perle D'Azur growing over the arch.
My newest one, from the smaller Boulevard series, called Poseidon. I need to get this one into a bigger pot and given it something to climb up.
The elegant Princess Kate.
Prince Charles.
Another non-clinging herbaceous variety, Arabella.
Most are blue/purple in colour (although this wasn't an intention when I bought them) and manage to drape themselves gracefully over trellis or up obelisks. They are very obliging plants. Of course, there are also the Spring flowering varieties, but they have been featured previously.
Lovely, lovely things. Our main clematis has gone to god. I must investigate getting another.
ReplyDeleteThanks, EC. I have had many clematis over the years, but many have gone the way of yours. The ones I have now (some in pots and some in the border) seem to have some staying power and do bring me a lot of joy.
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Ellie
Absolutely stunning Ellie - your garden is always such a picture. I only have one clematis, the fairly common pale pink one .. but I love it. Seeing all yours here makes me want to invest in other varieties. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie. I used to have lots of others, but over the years, the number has dwindled. These ones are doing well for me. I'm not sure about Poseidon, as he is a new one, but we'll see if he comes back next year. It would help if I potted him on, I think!
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Ellie