Clematis ID

Can anyone put a name to this clematis that I have scrambling through my roses? Many thanks in advance as I know that someone will know.

 

Hornbeam, at a guess.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1948.shtml

http://www.plantpress.com/plant-encyclopedia/plantdb.php?plant=9257

But I will dig out my clematis book later if no-else posts.

:D

 

Hi Hornbeam, it looks glorious doesn't it. I had one very similar a few years ago but it didn't ever look as good as this one, mine was called Miss Bateman. I don't have much luck with these large flowering types, they never seem to produce many flowers, I'm definately doing something wrong. :rolleyes:

 

Best site for Clematis is http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/
But I agree that it does look like Miss Bateman. Ours is in flower now too.

 

Thanks! Miss Bateman it shall be henceforth. I can never keep clematis when I try to grow them up walls and trellises. I ignore this one and let it ramble through the roses and it does fine. Plants often seem to thrive if you let them alone and don't fuss over them.

 

The "Head Gardener" here reckons that it is Miss Bateman too. She only has 100+ varieties of clematis, and not a Miss Bateman, so take a pinch of salt. :D

[ 26. May 2006, 11:32 PM: Message edited by: Nik ]

 

Yes definitely Miss Bateman, mine is flowering too at the moment, has much appreciated being liberated from its' pot and ignored as you say, Hornbeam.