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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 7, 2011 10:31:29 GMT
Etoile violette has been gorgeous this year   That is just wonderful Pam so it gets a  for being so summery and it is going on my wish list.  Gorgeous!! It really has done well Isabella ...  C. "Louise Rowe". Its the first time in 4 years since she flowered  I love this one - well worth the 4 year wait Amber... RF |
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Post by Jilly on Jun 16, 2011 14:28:26 GMT
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Post by purplejulia on Jun 16, 2011 15:09:53 GMT
Lovely Clematis Jilly.
Was pleased to see a photo of Betty Corning as I bought one last month. It's just tiny at the moment, so I don't expect flowers this year. Have you had yours long, and did it take a while before it flowered?
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Post by Geranium on Jun 16, 2011 20:47:13 GMT
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Post by Jilly on Jun 17, 2011 15:13:30 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 17, 2011 15:50:19 GMT
I've got one flower on my new Betty Corning - she is such a pretty clem.
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Post by purplejulia on Jun 17, 2011 17:14:30 GMT
Just read your post from page 2 Jilly. Thanks. I'll be patient and hope I get some flowers. Glad your Betty is flowering Jasmine. I bought mine cos a friend of mine has just got herself a sweet little dog called Betty so while visiting her I found the clematis and thought well it must be karma!
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Post by Geranium on Jun 17, 2011 21:46:26 GMT
'Blue Angel' is in flower. She's roaming around through a Hebe and a Spiraea. She's aiming for the Euonymus next!  I can't remember her alternative name! |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 18, 2011 6:23:41 GMT
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Post by Geranium on Jun 18, 2011 8:25:57 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 18, 2011 8:31:31 GMT
Nooo, it doesn't roll off the tongue does it! ;D
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Post by Tig on Jun 18, 2011 12:41:03 GMT
I'm going to stick with Blue Angel too ;D Mine is covered in buds, any day now  I'm patiently waiting for Fond Memories Jilly - she was very slow to start into growth this year! And since I repotted Crystal Fountain she too is looking much healthier, although still quite small. Todays treat came from Girenas  x Tig |
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Post by Geranium on Jun 18, 2011 21:32:16 GMT
Here's the Clematis viticella specie. I saw it at an open garden last year and got one - it's climbing up my contorted willow, so it's a bit too shaded at the moment - until it gets going. I shan't prune it.  This one is C. vit.'Alba Luxurians'. Its first flowers are always all green, then the later ones are white with green edges.  |
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Post by Geranium on Jun 19, 2011 21:08:49 GMT
Here's the blue version of the previous Clem. It's called C. vit. 'Caerula Luxurians'.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 20, 2011 5:17:49 GMT
One of my Clematis on the Oblisk in the centre of the garden is drooping badly all of a sudden. I'll cut it right back when I get a chance.  |
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Post by Sunnygardener on Jun 20, 2011 8:06:16 GMT
Wow amber's clematis is fantastic |
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 21, 2011 7:26:58 GMT
This is 'Aromatica' a new addition this year, such tiny flowers but it does smell lovely. I've got it in a pot at the side of a bench so it doesn't get lost ;D  |
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Post by Geranium on Jun 21, 2011 8:26:41 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Jun 21, 2011 22:58:46 GMT
What an unusual bloom |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 22, 2011 15:51:11 GMT
I like it!
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Post by Jilly on Jun 24, 2011 10:56:12 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 24, 2011 11:17:08 GMT
I've just looked in Carol Klein's 'How to grow your own garden' and clematis is listed under: seeds, layering, softwood cuttings and semi-ripe cuttings. There is a section for division but they aren't included in that.
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Post by Jilly on Jun 24, 2011 11:41:05 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 24, 2011 11:42:59 GMT
No, that wouldn't have been helpful. ;D
Someone else may know if herbaceous clems can be treated differently.
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Post by Barbara on Jun 24, 2011 11:45:49 GMT
My Alpina has new flowers as well Jilly.
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Post by Barbara on Jun 24, 2011 11:49:17 GMT
Is this any help jilly,
Donna, this is a topic that arises here periodically and unfortunately has no clearcut answer :-) You can successfully divide some clematis, however timing is important and the appearance/growth habit of the plant as well. There is always a risk involved - not as simple as dividing a herbaceous perennial - and given my choice, I'd go with layering as a first means of propagation.
But if yours is a big, healthy plant with multiple stems arising from the root crown, you could give it a try. This is recommended to be done while the plant is still dormant but just before new growth begins - late February or early March. Remove as much of the soil as you can from the rootball and carefully straighten out the roots. Divide the crown carefully so that each stem or group of stems have a healthy clump of roots attached. Replant as quickly as possible.
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Post by Jilly on Jun 24, 2011 11:54:58 GMT
Thanks for that Barbara, I may give it a try next year, or I might try just to get a small clump from the outside, then if the main plant does give up the ghost I've got a replacement.
Jillyx
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Post by Barbara on Jun 24, 2011 11:55:08 GMT
I found it on a board dealing with clems, I don't know donna personally ;D
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Post by Tig on Jun 26, 2011 0:11:02 GMT
I've never tried to divide them Jilly, but I have got cuttings to root and some of them do layer well  Lookee, better late than never and she has more buds to open yet ... Fond Memories  x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 26, 2011 6:27:23 GMT
That's gorgeous Tig. Rebecca doesn't seem to layer well sadly. She doesn't seem to do cuttings and she doesn't seem to layer...don't know what to try next  |
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