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Clematis on the Web trying to identify a clematis

15 years ago

I have been lurking here for two years though post often on the winter sowing site. I appreciate the info that you all share and have grown clematis for years. I have about 15 different clematis plants with a few unidentfied.

I have been hesitant to post a photo for identification as I often see others suggest Clematis on the web. Well, I have tried it several times and come up blank. I really don't have any info on the clematis to fill in the blanks. If the plant has been misidentified sometimes all I am sure of is the color and number of tepals and that gets me nowhere. Searching through every purple or pink category or all alphabetized clematis takes a long time.

Do you have any suggestions to make my search more fruitful?

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jeanne_texas
15 years ago
Not only do you need to fill in the color of the Tepal but the Anthers as well..this will eliminate a whole bunch of clematis..also...to help..you can put in bloom time and also if you know which pruning group your clematis is will further eliminate those that don't fit the criteria...Jeanne
flowerfan2
15 years ago
You can post photo's here also. We always have fun trying to guess what clematis it is. Some of the blue type 2 are hard to ID, but usually someone can ID your clematis if it is fairly common.
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It probably isn't Venosa violacea because that blooms later than forget-me-nots, here in July and August. One way to help ID clems is to use the search page on Clematis on the Web, linked below. Fill in the info you know. prune: type2 based on flowering time group: early large flowered tepal color: pink and leave the stuff you don't know blank. Then look at the photos of what pops up to see if you can ID it. It does look about right for Asao to me also. Here is a link that might be useful: Clematis on the Web search page
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So, Guernsey Cream it is :) It is group 2, so you don't need to cut it down too hard. Then it will re-bloom in August and September supposedly if you prune it somewhat after the first blooms. It probably dies down to the ground anyway in your zone, as it usually does in mine, and there it flowers only from May to July. This year we had an unusually mild winter, and mine survived really big, is covered with flowers and I am looking forward to it re-blooming this year. Hopefully. Now, 'Mme Julia Correvon' is a group 3, and likes to be pruned short - ab 30 cm initially, higher in later years. Beautiful picture!
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Kate, I can't tell, do the flowers open all the way or do they stay kind of bell-shaped? It sure looks like Etoile Rose or a texensis of some kind. Take a look at the picture on the link. Your clematis is quite lovely. Katie Here is a link that might be useful: Clematis On The Web
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Wow, Annie, that's a beauty! And it looks fabo with your ND. I used to have ND but she got too big for the spot she was in. Actually, I still have her since I didn't get all the roots out and she insists on shooting out a few canes every now and then. I have a few clems that were mislabled, too. Did you try the Clematis forum? There are lots of knowledgeable clem growers over there always ready to help. Btw, do you have a full pic of the whole arbor with ND and the clem? Would love to see it! Diana
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lalalandwi
15 years ago
I have been finding the COTW search engine not to be entirely accurate. Twice I used it to search, once for shade tolerance & the other for a No ID & found errors in both. For example, a very common Will Goodwin is not being listed as having white/gold/yellow anthers with either blue/purple tepal. If you search w/o the anther color he shows up with blue as a tepal. So I wouldn't bank that all the possible cultivars would be listed in your search.

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