Clematis purpurea 'Plena Elegans'

I know, I have one too, but I accidentally cut it down this year. Its growing back already I see.

No sign of blooms on mine yet........

This has to be the strongest growing clematis i have here.
Is yours always late to flower, Alice, i fancy this one is earlier flowering this year.

Ooo this is pretty, rampant sounds good to me, have to look out for this one.

Simbad, it 'is' a pretty one, lovely frilly ruffles on it :-)))

That is a fantastic photo - one of your best, and that's saying something! :-))))

I must look at mine - it has buds, but no flowers as yet. It was new this year, though. :-/

Oh Louise, I do wish you woud'nt keep on posting your lovely clematis-------I want them all ! ! lol.

Mine is always late flowering Louise.....

Thanks girls :-)
LOL, Val :-))

Don't think I've evervseen this one. Very different!

louise1 what a fab clematis i've written the name down must look out for this its a beut

And, it's a really, really good performer.
I have this in a south facing border where the only shade for its roots is the nearby foliage and it romps away !!!

I hope mine does once it's established! It's facing west-ish.

I have this one, new this year....but its 'lost' underneath a C. 'multiblue' which 'took off' this year...wonder if it will survive

I do hope so!

It looks really health doesn't it....not a sign of the dreaded mildew, although that usually appears on mine in September...yuck! Lovely photo :)

I do hope mine doesn't succumb to mildew! What with Zepherine and now this - Yikes!

I know, I know, lol...Angus must be a very mildewy county!!

Is it the damp, do you think?

It gets quite damp in the autumn, very quickly, and I think that's when everything gets mildewy.

Not a lot you can do about that, apart from move!

yup! :)

It's lovely down here....Somerset is a beautiful County.......;-)

LOL!!! I believe you!!...except for the hose pipe bans of course!

Oooohhhhh nooooooo - we don't get those - that's the SE. No snow here, either - well, one inch this year...

oh, give over, you're making me jealous!! It's like angus, but warmer then!!

Yesssssssss.........:-))))

Yes, there are rarely hosepipe bans here and as Spritz said very rarely see snow either :-))))
The only things i've had mildewed this year were my scabious and taller monardas (but not the shorter ones) so they've been dug out and replaced .... the asters look like they're on their way too :-(((

My Phlox sometimes get mildewed in autumn, after they've flowered - so I cut them back.

Not your new Aster, I hope, Louise! :-(

Not that one !!!
I was looking at it yesterday and marvelling at how it hadn't succumbed yet :-/

I hope it doesn't - it's not prone to mildew.

What a gorgeous colour, I could certainly find room for this one!