Chummy Clematis

I start most of my perennials from inexpensive little pots and wait patiently ( well sometimes not so patiently) for them to grow up.


My clematis have bloomed for the last three years but this year they are glorious. All the colors are twined together and are putting on a grand show.


The white clematis blooms about two weeks earlier than the purple and pink but she is still going strong.






Love how all three colors are mingling here.

The photo doesn't do the royal purple color of this flower justice.

This is new one I planted last year. I has a much smaller flower and it is shaped similar to a dahlia. The center is a very deep maroon and the color contrast makes a very striking color combo.

I once read somewhere that you have to have patience for perennials. It is said the first year they sleep, the second year they creep and the third year they leap. These were well worth waiting for.