Clematis Miss Bateman

You're so good at close-ups Amy!

She's very pretty Amy :-)

Thats kind of you Sheila , I would like to be better I don't understand a lot of the camera settings ! Thanks Val she is pretty :o))

Amy thatis a lovely Clematis it looks so smart with the green stripes an dark red center;0)

Thanks Carole it is very pretty :o))

Lovely flower Amy, I think it's better with the stripes than if it were pure white :o)

Me to Ph ,much nicer :o))

I do love Miss Bateman, and yes, always the green bar, which is what makes it so special in my view! I don't grow her here because she wilts on my soil...so thank you! :))

What a shame you can't grow them Karen is it just her or any Clematis ?

thats very nice Amy

Thanks David ,it's a first for this Clematis .......

We have this one and it is usually out by now, but she has been left to her own devices this year....I like the stripe that is what makes her different..

No Amy, I have tons of Clems, but not many large flowering early ones. They don't do well here. I believe Clems generally thrive better in a slightly alkaline soil, but I think my main problem here is cold and slugs...whatever the reason, I've tried this one in both my gardens and it didn't do well in either.

I hadn't noticed this one in flower Dd OH pointed it out to me , never mind Karen as long as you can grow lots of other Clems thats something to be pleased about ,our soil is slightly alkaline .

Ah, we'll you have the best conditions then...lucky you!!

It's gorgeous Amy

Thanks Dawn , this is it's first flower :o)

More will follow ......

This is beautiful Amy....love the green stripe! I have Mrs G. Jackman which is pure white.....growing through Pauls Scarlet climbing rose.

this is beautiful, i tend to go for the pink clematis but i would definitely buy this one:-)

Janey that makes a lovely contrast the red and white climbing together ..
It's very pretty Sb , you would like it the stripe isn't strong enough to spoil your colour scheme :o)

A beauty , Amy ; clems are soo willing aren't they ?
I have about 15 or so dotted about , three new ones this year , but I only really know the Montana . ( How remiss is that !)

I didn't realise how many I had until I checked my labels Driad I have 30 , I have trouble remembering which is which I often look at the labels to identify them , the thing is I took some cuttings myself from ones I have so they don't all have labels .. I'm very fond of them .:o)