Clematis viticella 'Venosa Violacea'

nice one :)

Thanks - I like the shading on the petals...

I love this one too, and especially love saying it's name!! what a mouthful; great fun!

I do too - :-D)

my favourite name for showing off is Flammula triternata rubromarginata! Makes me look really clever .....such a con! ;))

Duh! ;-/

lol ;)

'Your' clematis is in flower! I'm just going to post a photo of it...C. vit. 'Caerula Luxurians'.....:-)))) I'm so glad you introduced me to it!

Oh great! No sign of any flowers on mine yet, but it won't be long now. Did you see I posted a pic of hocus pocus?

No - I'll look...:-))

Hi Karensusan, Have you tried saying Sinocalycalycanthus after a few drinks -hilarious.

Now Ive just planted a wee one of this in a pot with Princess of Wales..I do hope they survive the winter. Nice to see one home grown. Me, I had enough latin at college, prefer to call it Purple Veins (matches my varicose very nicely!) Hope you dont get put off with that remark. I like it very much

So do I - but it doesn't behave well for me. Most of the buds dry up! :-(((

As for Princess of Wales - she flowered beautifully last year, but this year she's decided to disappear into a Viburnum tinus bush.

I must remember to keep the pot well watered. Luckily it seems Roses and Clems in pots need the same sort of treatment, so Im already in training!

Good for you - I hope they thrive. :-)))