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Post by Susie Snowdrop on May 26, 2007 21:40:35 GMT
Hello peeps  I've had this clem for about 4/5 years now and am still not sure of the variety  . I think it may be Rouge Cardinal or Niobe  but am really unsure. The flower is much deeper in colour than appears on the pic! Any help anybody, not that it will stop the enjoyment but I'd just like to know!   S x |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on May 26, 2007 21:50:22 GMT
 A closer image but I must say that flower is MUCH redder than it appears on the pic! S x |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2007 22:42:43 GMT
You don't make it easy do you! I scrolled UP rather than down and thought.......Yippee it is either Niobe or Rouge Cardinal! And then found out you have already narrowed it down to those two.
Having seen the latter picture I would vote for Niobe, but then my eyes are dim, I cannot see and have to make a visit to the WC ;D
I will have a look tomorrow in the rain, unless someone else comes to your rescue.
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Post by Chuckles on May 27, 2007 7:32:53 GMT
Fab pics Susie  If you think it is one of the other, sorry CPC I'd go for Rouge Cardinal. Niobe has more pointed petals I think. We need Plocket to come to the rescue |
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Post by Plocket on May 29, 2007 18:32:43 GMT
Could I have an easier one please? ? This is what my encyclopedia says: Niobe: Hardy, not-so-vigorous, deciduous climber (we knew that!) 6-8 ft A universally popular cultivar. The buds unfurl gradually to expose the juvenile flowers, composed of six to eight velvety, ruby reddish black tebals. As the flowers open wide with age, they measure 12.5-15cm in diameter, and the colour gradually fades to deep wine red. The tepals are broad at the base and taper towards the tips. The central boss of stamens, consisting of white filaments with shadings of reddish purple, and butter-yellow anthers, contrasts well with the tepal colour. Rouge Cardinal: Hardy, strong-growing, deciduous climber ( ) 6-8ft The single flowers 10-13cm wide, normally carry six velvety red tepals, which are rounded yet pointed and slightly recurved, giving the flower a very full and rounded appearance. Creamy white filaments and dark brown anthers which constitute the stamens contrast beautifully with the tepal colour. From the photos I would have said Rouge Cardinal, but the stamens etc. look more like Niobe, and you say it's redder than in the photos. Did you take the photos with a flash Susie? If so could you take a photo without the flash? |
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Post by beanie on May 31, 2007 15:56:30 GMT
photo's can be confusing . I have Dr Rupell in a pot on a shady wall ,on the web this week a site described it as candy pink with a darker stripe, whereas mine is darker with a moroon stripe I had just about convinced myself that the nursery had put the wrong label on it when O.H. showed me a pik that he had take when the sun had turned the corner onto it and there it was candy pink with a darker stripe |
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Post by isabella on May 31, 2007 18:40:16 GMT
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Post by flowersfriend on Jun 5, 2007 18:16:14 GMT
I have a feeling and it just a feeling that it may be clematis 'Mme Edouard Andre', its very beautiful. Its done really well in that pot....... now I've seen yours I'm going to look out for one! |
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but am really unsure.
If you think it is one of the other, sorry CPC I'd go for Rouge Cardinal. Niobe has more pointed petals I think. 
