Clematis Ascotiensis

That's a lovely colour, K. It 'is' a bit like 'Semu', isn't it!

I'm pleased you've got flowers on it at last. Mrs Cholmondely also seems to be a snail magnet, but she had four flowers this year! :-)))

Yes, I lost all the growth on that one just after the first flowering. Really frustrating isn't it? Oh well, nothing you can do about it really.

I love a survival story! I had beetles on my survivors...but they attacked just as the plant came into bloom. Even with rain and better weather all my clems are sulking. They need better placement I think...have put this and little nell on my wish list.

It's quite similar to 'Romantika' which is the other new blue one that I planted on the arches. The blue is very eye catching on both of them!

Oh Karen - I'll have to look that one up now! :-O

Where do you find all these beauties?

www.taylorsclematis.co.uk ;)

Ah, I've had some from them. I'm getting my new ones from Thorncroft's as they stock all of the ones I wanted. :-)

Yup, they are just as good.

I actually prefer Taylors because they are a Northern company. I often find that plants grown in the 'deep south' don't like coming this far north! :D

Interesting. I had to choose Thorncroft's because they list all the Clems I had in mind...but the plants are still great! :-))) Excellent service, too. I had an e-mail with the time they'd arrive, and they did! Spot on.

Ive bought 30! clematis from taylors cl uk :)

Wow! :-D)