I´m guessing this is all pukka and if so, is one of the funniest threads I´ve read here, you couldn´t make it up, I´m guesing this girl called Elizabeth from Montana, USA has no problems being put up in the greenhouse despite the fact that it is snowing ? This really is surreal best Mike SWS
________________________________ From: Owen Jenkins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu 17/05/2012 10:49 To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] now alpine clematis ...NON MOG Hi Ed, The only variety of clematis native to Britain is C. vitalba, commonly known as Old Man's Beard, appropriately enough. Of course, if we want to cause Mike to froth at the mouth we could use its other name of Virgin's Bower. Meanwhile, Lady Cholmondeley (Chumley to you, Mike) is climbing my trellis like a pole dancer. (Mike has to taken to intensive care.) My, you should see her large, juicy buds just ready to burst! (Bring on the defibrillator.) On a more serious note, the curious weather we've had brought on all the atragene group early this year. C. macropetala has done spectacularly. There's a picture I took of it a few years ago on Clematis on the Web. The relatively mild winter meant that all my montanas have made it though the winter, for a change. The last two winters all above ground growth was killed. I bought a new one, Elizabeth, last year and have kept it in the greenhouse. It has been covered in bloom for about 3 weeks. It is also sweet scented. Now I need to find a warm spot to plant it out. Some hopes! C.m. grandiflora is now about 6 years old and has never had a flower bud on it until this year. If the weather continues as it is, they may all drop off without opening. The early large flowering varieties have all suffered badly as a result of being encouraged to romp away early by the March warm spell, then they've been cut back with a combination of frost and clematis wilt. Some have yet to show any new sign of life - Niobe in particular, which has been a spectacular performer for the last 3 years, has not re-appeared above soil level, having originally got off to an early start in March. Finally, to cheer everyone up, here's a picture of Jacqueline du Pré. Cheers, Owen. ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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