What Clematis is it???

Hi all, whilst on my travels around the south west this week I noticed a clematis in several gardens & hanging over fences.

each wan was amazing, huge plants with hundreds of soft pinky flowers out now.

I know its a long shot but any idea what this could be? saw the same plant eveywhere!

 

it's probably Clematis Montana. There are quite a few varieties but most have pink flowers. There is even one that smells, Clematis Montana 'Elizabeth'.

 

Rubens is the main one, I think - B+Q are knocking them out at 3 for �£10 at the mo! A good buy - a lovely plant!

 

C. montana, the species is white flowered.

 

I suspected it was one of the Montana group. Might have to make a visit to B&Q soon then!
THanks Guys

 

HI, if it looked like this beauty I have growing over my shed roof, it is reubans montana.

[ 09. May 2007, 09:41 PM: Message edited by: pip ]

 

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Lets try again.

 

That's gorgeous! And definitely a montana! Probably Rubens, as I said earlier - have a look at this

http://images.google.com/images?q=clematis%20montana%20rubens&hl=en-GB&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-49,GGLD:en-GB&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

 

Thanks, its taken 15 years to get to this, unfortunately it wont last forever and every year I fear it will be the last. Therefore I enjoy every minute of it.