Clematis 'Evipo23' (Cezanne)When the Clematis are blooming, it's hard to see anything but the flowers. While cutting back and fertilizing 'Vyvyan Pennell,' I noticed the foliage for the first time. Its perfect heart-shaped leaves look a lot like those of a Redbud.
Then I noticed how different they are from those of Clematis 'Natascha,' which are long and narrow. Different again is the foliage of Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon,' with its divided leaves.
Clematis 'Crystal Fountain' has red stems,
but its foliage is similar to that of Clematis 'Evipo 23' (Cezanne).
The foliage of Clematis 'Evisix' (Petit Faucon) is tinged with red.
No, it's not a Clematis. This leaf belongs to the native Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisamea triphyllum). I just couldn't resist the large, tropical look of it.
31 comments:
I've never looked at Clematis foliage leaves. I will look at mine tomorrow. Thanks for reminding me of the small things. All are different shades of green too.~~Dee
I'm going to have to run out now and look at my clemtis leaves! This is one of many things I have learned from blogging--to appreciate more than just the blooms on a plant.
I noticed that about the leaves last week when I was looking over several different kinds of clematis at the garden center. Some of the leaves are quite interesting in their own right, as you have pointed out. You have a lot of clematis in your garden, must be quite pretty when they are all blooming
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Most flowers wouldn't look nearly as beautiful without the foliage, IMHO. :) And those leaves are especially pretty.
It is easy to overlook the folage while admiring the flowers. Thanks for the reminder.
Dee - I guess I didn't point out the subtle variations in shades of green. Thanks for pointing that out.
Rose - when you've got as much shade as I do, you learn to appreciate foliage.
Carol - my Clems are very attractive from a distance. Up close, most are marred by Earwig damage. I need more Earwig traps, but the ones I've got seem to be helping.
Nancy - you're right, the leaves are like the wrapping, with the flowers as the ribbon & bow. The bow wouldn't look as good without the paper.
Aunt Debbi - it's so easy to overlook the foliage when there are flowers around.
Clematis is worth the wait don't you think? Love the different shaped leaves. I picked up another one this weekend called 'Roguschi'. Blue flowers and shrubby. I might have mis-spelled that as the tag is outside.
It's interesting you posted about clematis leaves. I had five sweet autumn clematis climbing an 8 foot (code violation) fence surrounding a second patio and my 'secret' garden at my last house. I never noticed the leaves on the clematis until I was ever-so-gently untangling them at the nursery, commenting to the owner about how much I miss clematis.
Since I was untangling them, I noticed, for the first time, the vartiations in clematis leaves, and particularly how pretty the foliage is on sweet autumn clematis, and it made me want to get them again.
Very timely post MMD!
It's too dark now to make a comparison trip outside so I'll wait until morning, MMD. I've noticed a lot of difference between the two clematis that flank the back door, but not the other two plants. Maybe they look so much alike that it didn't register? Or maybe I haven't paid enough attention to the details.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
I was just thinking of Clematis foliage yesterday and how my 'Radar Love' had leaves similar to wild clematis. Only the Radar Love is green while the wild is a dark purple right now. I think I got a shot with the wild clematis foliage in it while taking some wildflower photos. It would be interesting to do some comparision photos of them. Their seed heads look alike too. (flower though are totataly different) I love the 'Oldman's Beard' in the winter
Quite a lesson on the variation of Clematis leaves. I will be sure to look at the foilage of them as I am plant browsing. Not buying, just browsing!
MMD,
Your leaves look enviably healthy. Do you expect a second flowering on some of these plants?
Clematis wilt has claimed all my newly planted ones, so my feelings about their leaves are rather anxious at the minute.
But I actually saw several new shoots coming up on one of them. They say that the plants will recover after you cut the wilted stems off. Fingers crossed.
Layanee - Clematis is worth the wait & the fussing. 'Roguchi' (sp?) is a fantastic Clematis. I might need to get that one.
Gardengirl - I know you have a lot of shade now, but there are some Clematis that do pretty well in a fair amount of shade. You need some. I'm afraid of Sweet Autumn Clematis.
Annie - good question. I think the standard early-flowering type foliage is like 'Crystal Fountain,' so if they're both ELFs the foliage might be the same.
Wiseacre - I had to look up 'Radar Love.' That's a neat looking one. I wonder if your wild Clematis is in the parentage of Radar Love, as the foliage & seedheads are similar?
Beckie - why not buying? There's always room for another Clematis.
Joco - following advice last year, I cut the Early Flowering ones back after flowering & fertilized with tomato fertilizer. They did respond with a second flush later in summer. Wilt seems to be a problem for Clematis only when they are young. Give them a couple of years & you shouldn't have a problem with it anymore. Don't worry, the plants are still alive, even though all the leaves have withered & the stems have died.
Huh... tomato fertilizer. I never would have guessed that, but I do have some Tomato-Tone so I might just go ahead and try that on the jackmanii that just finished blooming.
I LOVE the Jack-in-the-pulpit leaves! Especially with the hakonechloa peaking out from underneath it. Definitely a nice tropical feeling you created there. :)
Blackswamp Girl - Tomatotone is what I use on my Clems. They seem to like it. Thanks for the compliment on the JITP leaves with Hakonechloa. From you, it means a lot.
That Evipo23 is very pretty....too bad they didn't give it a prettier name.
So many nice clems....really a wonderful plant....a pleasure to look closely at the whole to appreciate them even more.
Love the JITP!
what cool pictures
A keen observaion MrMcD. It is amazing what one can find in ones garden if you take the time to look. Well done and you have tweeked my curiosity about the leaves in my garden.
Afraid? Because they get so big? Or?
I'm afraid of wisteria, and very, very afraid of trumpet vine.
oh, and bindweed.
Clematis is wonderful in so many ways, Vertical interest, great flowers in so many shapes, colors, and bloom times, and of course the foliage. One can almost imagine a whole garden of it.
Good morning. That is a beautiful blue color.
I especially like the Hakone (?) grass in the last photo. I love the look of it, its color and graceful growth habit. It compliments the big leaves and dark colors of the Jack-in-the-pulpit. Would dearly love to have some with my hosta. Maybe next year.
Marnie
Connie - Evipo 023 is sold under the tradename 'Cezanne.' It was bred by Raymond Evison & that's how he names all his Clematis. I hate the idea of trade names, so that's why I write the name this way.
Gail - I figured you'd appreciate the JITP.
Hi, Stephanie - thanks!
Lisa - you should do an all foliage post. You've got some beautiful plants.
Garden Girl - I've seen how big SAC gets, so I'm afraid it would swamp its structure. I think everyone's afraid of Bindweed.
EAL - I can too easily imagine a garden of nothing but Clematis. I have to stop myself short of that point. ;^D
Roses & Lilacs - The grass is Hakonechloa 'Aureola.' It's getting pretty popular & is easy to find at garden centers. There's also a new one aptly named 'All Gold.'
Hello fellow Clematis fan :)
I see you particularly like the work of Raymond Evison. He's featured on our Chelsea most years and I think he's a genius!
As you said over at my place - Hmm, perhaps I need some more clematis as you're showing some that I don't have. Trouble is, I have 30 of them already :D
Beautiful pictures! Everything looks so fresh and cool. Can I go there? can I? I'm tired of this infernal heat!! (36ºC today)
VP - you knew that "fan" is just a shortening of the word "fanatic." I like Evison's plants, I'm just not crazy about the nomenclature. So far I have 3 of his. Do you have room for 31? Clematis are a lot like potato chips/crisps...
Gintonio - you poor thing! The forecast high today is only 28C/85F.If you're coming to visit, you better make it soon, or wait til September. Things may look fresh now, but by the middle of July or beginning of August, the grass will be brown & crunchy & many of the plants will be sagging.
Hi again Mr McGregor's Daughter :-)
I loved the Jack-in-the-Pulpit! I had never seen that before :-D
Ah... but what a strange coincidence that tonight as I was out trying to take photos between shows of my green leaves I also noticed what beautiful shapes the clematis leaves were too.
I love your red edged one I have one like that too. You've made me wonder if mine have different leaves too. It's getting dark now. I will look tomorrow :-D
Have a great weekend :-D
Aren't jacks great? I love the spadex, the leaves, and then the berries.
I hope you got my other post saying how beautiful the leaf post was... I just wanted to say I just this morning found an old, old planting diary and my peony is Albert Crousse.
So yours still could be Sarah Bernhardt, working on your hunch that they are not the same character!
okay I just realised my post about your clematis leaves, which I did yesterday, must have just got lost somewhere... But I think I just said - ooh, gorgeous! And how interesting all the different leaves are, and that it must be to do with the original species they are bred from I suppose.
Weird huh that it disappeared? Anyway - lovely leaves...
Shirl - most photos of Jack show his in his pulpit. Those have faded now & are starting to form berries. Love those coincidences.
Monica/Garden Fairie - There's nothing quite like a mature Jack. I never realized how big they could get until mine matured.
EmmaT - ah, the weird ways of Blogger. I agree that the different leaf forms must be the genetic inheritance from the wild forms. I'm glad there is so much diversity. Interesting about the Peony. So I'm back where I started. I'll just have to try next year to see a lot of them in person.
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