That's really neat Boxofrox! Be waiting for the other pic.

Piilu almost made my heart stop. The colors blending together and the overall shape of this bloom are superb.

Ingrid

Jim, here's the start of it. I think I remember it from, last year but I think I'll wait till it blooms to make sure :-)

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Ingrid, I'm so glad I could give you a flutter :-)
I'll get some more pics soon as it's with White Eden and Hot Cocoa and they are almost ready.

Totally cool Boxo! The Piilu reminds me of a purple pinwheel the way it's double-stacked! or like a Purple poinsettia...

I love the rose and clematis together! Any suggestions for a clem with my Penny lane roses on an arbor?

Yeppers, looks great Boxofrox!

Spectacular Boxo! It's wonderful to see the full bush shot of the clematis!

Ummmm, Kristinep, I have Penny Lane and the blooms are way too small to be paired up with a clematis. But I'm sure Boxo can find a fantastic companion for you. Boxo, Penny Lane is only a 2.5" bloom and it's almost pure cream white with a very pale apricot center.

Boxo here is a Penny Lane for you to help Kristine match one of your wonderful companion plants with....Kristine will need a very small flowered companion I would think....

Here's a few suggestions...............

Asao
Daniel Deronda
Ernest Markham
Hakuookan
Ville de Lyon

You could go many shades of blue, purple, red, or pink.

If you can't find them just using google, T&L (a local PNW wholesaler) has a great site for reference even if you can't get into the wholesale side. They have tons of clems with reference pics.

Wow!! Wow!!! Wow!!! Those are gorgeous!! MMMMMmmmmm.

I have a clematis that I planted last year -it looked like it died pretty soon after I planted it. Never flowered. But this year it has resurrected itself! I threw the tag out since I thought it was dead, so I don't know what the flowers will look like. Doubt they'll look as good as yours though!! Although I did push the zone - so it should be pretty.

I planted another clematis - it looks like it has died. Maybe next year, it will come back too!!!

Sigh - roses and clematis - so romantic looking!

Carol

wow Piilu is amazing!