tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post5259889495114977675..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Tale of Two Clematis--Terniflora vs. VirginianaBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-27831807871118300062014-12-28T04:18:22.798-06:002014-12-28T04:18:22.798-06:00I am trying to ID what I think is a Clematis which...I am trying to ID what I think is a Clematis which had popped up next to my Clematis 'Vyvyan Pennell', but because of the neglect was only discovered by my husband when weeding. He left it in case it was 'valuable', bless him. It was a mystery to me, and my son took a piece home to find it on the internet, and here we are. Thing is, although we think it is C. virginiana, we live Elisabeth Pitkethleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-43761256722984999712014-09-01T21:21:58.352-05:002014-09-01T21:21:58.352-05:00Hi I have a totally different question.
Clemati...Hi I have a totally different question. <br />Clematis apiifolia is similar as native Clematis virsiniana. Do you know how different botanically?<br />The foliage looks very similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-52927407641348699872012-08-27T19:07:12.624-05:002012-08-27T19:07:12.624-05:00Hi, I found your post regarding these clematis var...Hi, I found your post regarding these clematis varieties and shared the link here http://www.walterreeves.com/name-that-plant/name-this-vine/comment-page-1/#comment-10984<br />Thank you,<br />Bobbyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461517035899060596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-23833990682302311672010-11-24T00:01:23.637-06:002010-11-24T00:01:23.637-06:00Hi, well be sensible, well-all describedHi, well be sensible, well-all describedcialishttp://www.agir-galiza.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-17456767469141491622009-05-13T23:01:00.000-05:002009-05-13T23:01:00.000-05:00Thank you for your conscientiousness. Would that ...Thank you for your conscientiousness. Would that others gardened with the principle, "First do no harm."<br /><br />In Gardenweb online forums you will find supposedly educated gardeners who rave about Clematis terniflora's pretty flowers that smell so sweet and don't seem to care that this monster is listed as officially invasive in 7 states. And we wonder how kudzu got out of control?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82874017306902035802008-05-05T19:48:00.000-05:002008-05-05T19:48:00.000-05:00It is interesting to think of nurseries being just...It is interesting to think of nurseries being just like government, always right. As to "no matter the cost", well unfortunately business has to pay the government first (taxes), the lawyers second, followed by the bank and employees, which then are followed by actually paying the people who sold the nursery the plants in the first place. Of course we all know that every business makes tons of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344619456024544621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-16910175375553702892008-05-04T19:38:00.000-05:002008-05-04T19:38:00.000-05:00Barbee--Well I don't care; nurseries should be lik...Barbee--Well I don't care; nurseries should be like the government (some things only) and just do what is right no matter the costs. I hope the native isn't as "robust" as some say it is.<BR/>Les--Excellent! It's robust, huh? And hey, beaches? What? I'm land locked here--closest thing to a beach I've got is the sand backfill against my house's foundation. But I do like how certain plants clue is Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-343718359591486452008-05-04T19:16:00.000-05:002008-05-04T19:16:00.000-05:00Gee, thanks, Benjamin! I see how you are about sha...Gee, thanks, Benjamin! I see how you are about sharing. ;)<BR/><BR/>Now that you mention it, though, and Les concurs that you have the real deal, I'm going to print out your picture at work so I can keep it on hand. Maybe I WILL find one that matches among the non-natives.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-51094295006790623582008-05-03T19:59:00.000-05:002008-05-03T19:59:00.000-05:00I concur that you have our native. We are thick w...I concur that you have our native. We are thick with them in late August, running all up through other plants. It is one of those things I associate with the end of beach season, a return to school and the resumption of a more normal schedule.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-13080624288308229372008-05-03T15:40:00.000-05:002008-05-03T15:40:00.000-05:00I used to want both those plants until I read nume...I used to want both those plants until I read numerous horror stories, too. Then I was afraid to plant either one. Thank you for posting the photos of the foliage so we can see them together. Yes, nurseries still sell plants that are thugs, because uninformed or care-less people keep asking for it.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-63564419299070642412008-05-03T11:57:00.000-05:002008-05-03T11:57:00.000-05:00Joy--Yes, that's it, Virgin's Bower (what a name!)...Joy--Yes, that's it, Virgin's Bower (what a name!). So, how fast does yours grow? How big is it? I'm curious if it really is similar in both looks and growth as the asian cultivar.<BR/>OFB--Come on. Who else can love me like myself?<BR/>Gail--It's exactly stories like yours that makes me glad NOT to have it! Phew.<BR/>Kim--That IS a strange coincidence. Well, you can't have mine. But if they Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-74846149754586727662008-05-03T10:55:00.000-05:002008-05-03T10:55:00.000-05:00Lusty, says Our Friend Ben? That makes me want to ...Lusty, says Our Friend Ben? That makes me want to renew my efforts to find the Virgin's Bower.<BR/>(You can see my post about the difference between these two <A HREF="http://blackswampgirl.blogspot.com/2006/10/not-so-sweet-autumn-clematis.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A> Funny how some of us seem to find the same tangents/trips in this gardening voyage.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-41987090181102649782008-05-03T08:50:00.000-05:002008-05-03T08:50:00.000-05:00I can attest to it's aggressive nature....I remove...I can attest to it's aggressive nature....I removed it many times but it shows up half a yard away and is a foot long before I notice it.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-59807358423103758552008-05-03T06:32:00.000-05:002008-05-03T06:32:00.000-05:00Ha! Get a grip!!! And yes, congrats, looks like yo...Ha! Get a grip!!! And yes, congrats, looks like you found our native sweet autumn clematis, which is lusty but not invasive for me. And further congrats on your original dying so you didn't have to face the trauma of killing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-57740380322275564952008-05-03T05:49:00.000-05:002008-05-03T05:49:00.000-05:00Hi BenjaminIs the native vine you are looking for ...Hi Benjamin<BR/>Is the native vine you are looking for also named "Virgin's Bower" ?.. native clematis ? .. because that is what I have had for about 4 years now running along side Enngelmann Ivy .. it has small but beautiful white flowers and those amazing "hairy" ? seed heads .. not aggressive at all but can hold its own with the other vine.<BR/>Just wondering ..<BR/>JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.com