Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm thrilled with how well the clematis are doing this spring.

I do believe the difference is that the guys that do our winter clean up weren't allowed to prune them. In years passed they've been cut way too short and I would have to wait for them to regrow to enjoy the blooms.

Sue, my DH thinks Mayleen is trying to eat the house, LOL. I'll have to prune it when it's done blooming to get rid of some dead stems.

Terri, I grow clematis all over garden, I hope you find some interesting places to place your plants. My Red Star is planted by my mailbox. Other clematis are planted along my fence, Andromeda is in front of, and will be trained to grow through rose Variegata di Bologna in the front, and Kardynal W. will be trained to grow through the back of the rose. Wildfire, Jackmanii and HF Young have been plated at the base of rose Souvenir de la Malmaison on an arbor. Otto Froebel has been planted to grow up an obelisk. There are so many wonderful places to grow these beautiful plants.

Alan, you're going to love Josephine. Niobe is also a wonderful plant. We've had the plant pot in that spot since 2004, that we got from a place called The Pottery, which unfortunately isn't open any more. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of you potted clematis in the urns.

Only two new ones to share today

Clematis 'Vyvyan Pennell'


Clematis 'Ristimagi'

Beautiful Sue!

Cem9165 said:Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm thrilled with how well the clematis are doing this spring.

I do believe the difference is that the guys that do our winter clean up weren't allowed to prune them. In years passed they've been cut way too short and I would have to wait for them to regrow to enjoy the blooms.

Sue, my DH thinks Mayleen is trying to eat the house, LOL. I'll have to prune it when it's done blooming to get rid of some dead stems.

Terri, I grow clematis all over garden, I hope you find some interesting places to place your plants. My Red Star is planted by my mailbox. Other clematis are planted along my fence, Andromeda is in front of, and will be trained to grow through rose Variegata di Bologna in the front, and Kardynal W. will be trained to grow through the back of the rose. Wildfire, Jackmanii and HF Young have been plated at the base of rose Souvenir de la Malmaison on an arbor. Otto Froebel has been planted to grow up an obelisk. There are so many wonderful places to grow these beautiful plants.

Alan, you're going to love Josephine. Niobe is also a wonderful plant. We've had the plant pot in that spot since 2004, that we got from a place called The Pottery, which unfortunately isn't open any more. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of you potted clematis in the urns.

Hi Annette :: Well, I have 2 Urns right now filled with Clematis - 'Rosemoor' and 'Hagley Hybrid'. I have another pot filled with 'Versailles' and one filled with 'Dr. Ruppel'. 'Josephine' is arriving today in the mail so I will pot her up in the Urn, and the remaining 2 will go in the ground - Jackmanii and Rouge Cardinal. I'm very excited over watching them grow and bloom. I'll send you Pics when they bloom !

Alan, you should add your plants to an inventory list here, that way you can add when and where you bought them and when they first bloom, etc.

Here is Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel' for example. On the left side if you scroll down is a blue button, "Add this plant to your list'. You can create one master list or add categories like I did; Roses, Clematis, Iris, etc. (see my profile for my large list) If you add a category, each time you add a plant, you just click to appropriate one, check off the 'Have' and submit and it's now part of your inventory list that you access from your profile page.

Hi friends,

I got Bee's Jubilee a couple days ago in a gallon pot, I don't really have a place in my flower bed, do you know if it will be OK to stay in the pot, or should I move it to a bigger pot ?

Thank you,
Nan

I have several in pots. If it's still fairly small, it can stay in the 1 gal.

Alan, I hope your Josephine arrived safely, and I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures. You've gotten a wonderful selection of plants.

Sue, thanks for sharing the information about the inventory list, I've learned something new, which is going to be very helpful in keeping track of the plants I have.

Here are some pics from today.

Crystal Fountain is starting to bloom



Arabella


Love Jewelry is also starting to bloom


noid- found on the sale rack at Lowe's 2 years ago.

HELP! I have a problem, Houston ! My Clematis 'Versailles' which was potted up about 2-3 weeks ago is not doing well at all. I noticed it is not growing. I've noticed no new growth since I received it and planted it. I watered it yesterday. A few hours after that I noticed all the leaves were wilted. I don't know what's going on with it. It's either the cold nights here, or it has been overwatered.
What should I do with it ? Dig it up, ditch it, and replace it, or leave it be and see what happens?
HELP!

Alan, I would leave it, and not water it again until the soil is dry. What kind of soil and amendments did you use to plant it?

Please do not ditch the plant!

Annette is right: don't ditch the plant. It may have clematis wilt and may eventually have to be cut back but don't water. Take some photos for us.

Is it one stem that has gone downhill or all stems?

I've decided to "ditch" the plant. I'm gonna dig it up today and replace it with 'Rouge Cardinal' a Clrematis I just received from Bluestone Perennials. Hopefully it will not have the dreaded Clematis wilt that 'Versailles' suffered from.

Ok, well I did not ditch the plant - I dug it up, and repotted it in a smaller pot, and have not watered it. It has only one stem. All of the leaves on that stem are dead, dried up and dead.
I'm going to leave it alone and watch it and see what happens.

Glad you didn't ditch it. They are always worth trying to save. Buy some Epsom Salt. It is not expensive and can be used for tomatoes, peppers, roses, etc. and it promotes more basal growth (stems). You do not want the transplant to dry out totally so give it a drink of Epsom Salt water (1 tablespoon to a gallong of lukewarm water) and then be patient while the plant responds. Mulch it!

I did cut it back though - at the recommendation of Brushwood Nursery - so now I'm just leaving it. Should it be in the sun or in the Shade ?

I hope you mulched it to help it retain some moisture. I'd opt for sun in NJ.

Here are some pictures I meant to post several days ago.

Anna Louise, Countess of Lovelace, and Crystal Fountain



Ice Blue, Rebecca, and Vivienne (with Rosa 'Hotel Royal')



H.F. Young, Miss Bateman, and Nelly Moser

All so lovely, Zuzu, but Vivienne with the rose is glorious.

Edited to spell Vivienne correctly! Sorry, Zuzu.

Gorgeous blooms zuzu!

Florida sieboldii. Photograph taken yesterday.