In article , Sacha
writes
Where I tend to err is by not checking
carefully exactly what size some delectably photographed new-to-me plant
will be, so I end up with something that would fit on a pinhead when I
thought I was going to get a giant, or vice versa.
Well quite! Also been encouraged to buy plants that to some people are
'fragrant' yet to my mind they aren't!
Lots of clematis that I've seen in books look wonderful but in the
'flesh' they have insipid colour, you can't see the flowers for the
leaves or they aren't very strong growers. I realise it might be the
cultivation of them but as we start with flint clay and alkaline soil
then we need all the help we can get
I did see a photograph of one that someone took on a 'planthunters'
holiday to Londonderry etc. The gardener who took the photo said it was
a herbaceous clematis called Prince William, very deep blue very strong
growth, quite tall and fragrant but I can't find it on the net at all.
Nearest is 'Konigen Wilhelmina' but the description doesn't quite fit
the photo.
If I scanned in the picture do you think a clematis expert could
identify it? Especially if I tell them the exact garden it was grown in?
Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk