Hello all. I am recently retired from teaching. I am updating my clematis collection which many of the plants have been moved to better locations on our property. I got into clematis by a wonderful woman who owned with her husband The Garden Spot. This is near Buffalo, NY. She sold me some 16 varieties. I have lost a few to too shady or harsh winters. I have moved some around but did not update my journal. Now retired, this is what my summer task is to do. Problem is that I am confused which clematis is which by my poor notes and the tags long gone in the soil.
So, I am taking photographs as they bloom and printing them up to confirm which is which in my journal and map.
I have 13 planted. Six have bloomed or are blooming. ( ironically they seem to love this extremely wet spring!) I am sure of many of them. Like Asao, C. alpina Helsingborg A.G.M., Barbara Jackman, Royal Velvet and Sweet Autumn.
But, can anyone help me confirm the others? My notes state that there once were planted but moved or died the following:
The President, Elsa Spath, Ramona, General Sikorwski(sp?), Dr Ruppel, Recta and Multi Blue.
Two early ones look so similar. Ramona, and The President.
