I always thought the biggest blooms on clematis was the first flush, but Princess Alexandra just produced a huge 8-inch single bloom in late October! I also took some other pictures of the last of my clematis blooming. Enjoys!

Princess Alexandra:

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King Fisher with Princess Alexandra:

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The 8-inch proof!

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Carnaby (never seems to stop blooming for me on the north side of my house):

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Happy Birthday (photo taken with flash on drizzling rain day which makes the color look much more red and less deep purple than it should be):

Happy Birthday:

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Abilene:

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Duchess Of Edinburgh:

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Duchess Of Edinburgh:

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Huldine:

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Ernest Markham (early in the season wilted on me, but it came back and bloomed in the fall):

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Multi-Blue:

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