I am trying to ID this climber. It is growing on tteh South Devon cliffs between Paignton and Brixham. Any ideas please?


First link is the flower and the second link is the leaf.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

"Compo in Caithness" wrote in message
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I am trying to ID this climber. It is growing on tteh South Devon cliffs
between Paignton and Brixham. Any ideas please?


First link is the flower and the second link is the leaf.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink
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Don't know, neither does my gardener of over 50 years, but both of us say
'Looks like a weed'

Mike

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"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:53:55 -0700 (PDT), Compo in Caithness
wrote:

I am trying to ID this climber. It is growing on tteh South Devon cliffs
between Paignton and Brixham. Any ideas please?


First link is the flower and the second link is the leaf.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

Clematis vitalba, more commonly known as Old Man's Beard or Travellers
Joy. A common climber in UK woodlands and hedgerows. The flower heads
become very fluffy with age as the seeds set, hence the name OMB.

See http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/asset63070-.html and for seed heads,

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...alba_seeds.jpg

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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales


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Thanks Chris, recognise it now and the funny thing is that I was introduced
to Old Man's Beard in, of all places, Devon!! I was evacuated to Devon
during the War and spent a holiday there in the very early 1950's :-)

Mike

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On Wednesday, 23 July 2014 17:32:58 UTC+1, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:53:55 -0700 (PDT), Compo in Caithness

wrote:



I am trying to ID this climber. It is growing on tteh South Devon cliffs between Paignton and Brixham. Any ideas please?



Thanks Chris. I took seeds last winter and they are growing well here in Caithness - touch wood!


First link is the flower and the second link is the leaf.



https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink



https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink



Clematis vitalba, more commonly known as Old Man's Beard or Travellers

Joy. A common climber in UK woodlands and hedgerows. The flower heads

become very fluffy with age as the seeds set, hence the name OMB.



See http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/asset63070-.html and for seed heads,



http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...alba_seeds.jpg



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Chris



Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.

Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

On 2014-07-23 15:53:55 +0000, Compo in Caithness said:

I am trying to ID this climber. It is growing on tteh South Devon
cliffs between Paignton and Brixham. Any ideas please?


First link is the flower and the second link is the leaf.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink


https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink


Wild clematis which produces those pretty fluffy seed heads. We have
some in the garden here and we let a bit survive here and there. I
rather like it.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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