Self is following another Cee Neuner Photo Challenge, Flower of the Day. Fun!
She was lucky to find a wee Clematis montana ‘White Surprise’ in Wegman’s last week. To tell you the truth, she is a bit obsessed with clematis. Ever since her aunt in Montauk sent her, through the mail, a sprig of white clematis henryii. It was so beautiful, with big white, dinner-plate size flowers that eventually covered one entire fence. Then our neighbor decided to replace the fence. He cut all the clematis twigs, and it never grew back. Self mourns the loss even now, 20 years later.
Last year, self decided to experiment with a mail-order service. She ordered a ‘native’ variety called Saucy Alice from a nursery on the east coast. Never grew, eventually died.
This year, self was in her local nursery when she saw a white clematis montana, which reminded her of the clematis montana rubens that every spring bursts into glorious flower on her front porch trellis. It was in a wee pot, and she snagged it.
The clematis montana don’t have flowers as big as henryii, but self doesn’t care. It will be lovely.
Since arriving on self’s porch, it’s been behaving really well:
The white blooms should be ready for another close-up in a few days!
Here’s what my clematis montana rubens looked like, March 2020:
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
Kanlaon 