| Dramatic Giant Clematis |
 Last
year we built an arbor on the back of the house overlooking the patio.
It is modeled after the ones we saw in Nantucket. We
planted a Clematis vine under the arbor. This year, on the morning of
June 8, 2000 we observed the Clematis blooming. It is starting to open
here.
On the next day, June 9th, the lovely white flower measured a full 8 inches across. |
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 Other species Clematis bear flowers attaining a diameter of up to
8 inches with colors ranging from white (as seen here) to
blue or red. There is a smaller violet version growing up an arbor on the
side of the house. |
Clematis
('klem-at-as or kli-'mat-as) is a genus of plants, including Buttercup,
which have four or five sepals, no corolla (see
at left), and numerous one-seeded
fruits with long, feathery bristles.