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Post by Tig on Mar 26, 2011 1:50:27 GMT
It's a montana so it should have been hardy enough Jen, I haven't got her but my montana rubens is very slow to show new growth this year. Sometimes it just gets the flower buds appearing before any leaves unfurl
x Tig
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Post by Geranium on Mar 26, 2011 8:50:48 GMT
Has anyone tried planting two Clems in the same hole? I'm thinking of doing that, though I realise that they'll have to be the same pruning group. Some experts recommend this.
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Post by Auricula on Mar 26, 2011 9:03:07 GMT
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Post by Geranium on Mar 26, 2011 9:41:08 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 26, 2011 12:02:15 GMT
Has anyone tried planting two Clems in the same hole? I'm thinking of doing that, though I realise that they'll have to be the same pruning group. Some experts recommend this. I've got quite a few obelisks with 2 clems sharing a planting hole growing up them Geranium. |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 26, 2011 14:10:12 GMT
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 26, 2011 19:01:46 GMT
All my clems have life showing in them ie new shoots, buds - but Marjorie seems dormant  Pamela Jackman is flowering  |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 26, 2011 20:09:19 GMT
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 26, 2011 20:29:44 GMT
I always think it is so amazing that from the most awful looking dead brown spiky sticks such gorgeous flowers immerse |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 26, 2011 20:52:59 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 5, 2011 17:59:55 GMT
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Post by Tig on Apr 5, 2011 18:11:35 GMT
Phew!!! Thank goodness it is out of stock ;D Norty Jasmine!!!  x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 5, 2011 18:28:01 GMT
;D
I noticed that - that knocks temptation on the head then!
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 5, 2011 19:37:56 GMT
Thats a real stunner Jasmine, sort of reminded me of Geranium Splish Splash.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 6, 2011 5:43:24 GMT
Does anyone have just one fav Clem - mine has to be Hagley Hybrid - it reaches huge heights and is such a pretty shade of pink |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 6, 2011 6:36:50 GMT
I was trying to think...Crystal fountain...Rebecca...Denny's Double...Blue Angel... Are we allowed 4?  ;D |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 6, 2011 7:48:53 GMT
I like all of the above and would add Sieboldii. |
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 6, 2011 8:48:58 GMT
Ooooh LG I've been meaning to ask, how is your Sieboldii I reckon mine have all bit the dust I've fed them and left them in the pots just incase |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 6, 2011 17:47:53 GMT
I bought my GF a Blue Angel as she has two cats one called Blue and the other Angel - very apt - they are still living - the clems and of course the cats - which is amazing cos she knows nothing about plants
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 6, 2011 17:51:58 GMT
I got Blue Angel reduced last summer and was amazed by its pretty crinkled flowers - one day the plant was just covered - it was lovely.
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 27, 2011 16:21:02 GMT
These 2 have been flowering for a few days now and it's not even May yet! Multi-blue  Miss Bateman  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 27, 2011 16:44:00 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 27, 2011 18:05:07 GMT
Bit of sunshine LG and they think summer's come! ;D
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Post by Tig on Apr 27, 2011 18:48:27 GMT
I have the same two in flower Jas, and Miss Bateman has had more than a hint of pink in the buds as they open and around the edge of the flowers this year. Have you noticed if yours has?
x Tig
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 27, 2011 18:55:11 GMT
I don't think so Tig - but I was quite taken with the pepperminty green stripe down the centre of the petals - will check for a pink tinge when I get the washing in.
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Post by Geranium on Apr 27, 2011 20:14:12 GMT
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Post by Tig on Apr 27, 2011 23:28:25 GMT
Ooooh no Geranium, what a shame (mine seems to be OK at the moment, no buds as I have her in shade until after midday). Jas, you got the washing in yet? Is Miss Bateman blushing at your smalls ;D I'm going to oink my crystal fountain out tomorrow and check that it wasn't grown in those little sock thingies, they don't seem to disintegrate easily and my Fond Memories was choked before I embarked on a rescue mission, think CF deserves some tlc before I ditch it x Tig |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 28, 2011 8:14:02 GMT
Those sock thingies often seem to distort the roots....I thought they were biodegradable I have totally ignored any clematis' I've planted in the dim and distant past as I have found them too much trouble for very little return  and they never seen to establish ::)I have, sneakily noticed some are growing, but I am still ignoring them.. as I fully expect them to succumb to...slugs,snails,wilt,wet, acid soil, full moonitis...............................can't be doing with 'em - all bare straggly stems and flowers right at the top out of reach and sight ;D ;D |
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Post by Tig on Apr 28, 2011 14:42:16 GMT
That is 'cos you ignore them Auricula instead of looking after them properly ;D Dependent of the type they benefit from correct care and attention, including pruning and feeding regimes  I find that those socks don't degrade at all sometime, they just choke the root system! Crystal Fountain has been lifted and I know why it looked so sick .... it barely had any root growth at all I've potted it up in some new compost and will keep it potted until it shows some vigorous growth. x Tig |
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Post by Auricula on Apr 28, 2011 16:01:23 GMT
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;D
and they never seen to establish ::)I have, sneakily noticed some are growing, but I am still ignoring them.. as I fully expect them to succumb to...slugs,snails,wilt,wet, acid soil, full moonitis...............................can't be doing with 'em - all bare straggly stems and flowers right at the top out of reach and sight ;D ;D