Tuesday 18 June 2013

nature in the home

This week Lou asked us to choose our favourite plant to feature in this weeks nature in the home.

I adore plants and flowers of all kinds.  Narrowing it down to just one favourite would be impossible but this week I am enjoying this pretty clematis which is flowering either side of our garage door.


We planted them last summer, too late for flowers but the blooms were worth waiting for this year.


I have mislaid the plant information so don't know which variety they are. Maybe some of you know.


The blooms are large, as big as my hand and they vary in colour from a deep purple to a beautiful shade of faded blue.

So there it is.  My current favourite.  What's yours?

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Update: Thanks to Lou identifying it as a double variety I have discovered it is a clematis multi-blue.  Thanks to Lou and Google.
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27 comments

  1. That is a very pretty clematis...I love the colour x

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  2. Its a very intense colour its very pretty x

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  3. I love clematis - such a beautiful flower x

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  4. Absolutely stunning, at this moment in time it's my beautiful poppies! :) x

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  5. Beautiful, this is such a fancy variety with all those spiky layers
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  6. Beautiful!! Poppies are my favourites in my garden at the mo too. Cx

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  7. Cor Bee it's a beauty! I've not seen a double clematis before. x

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  8. I think I have the same on ein my garden!! I bought it a few months ago. It was on sale at the garden centre, and looked very sorry for itself. Mine is called Shikoo.

    Gorgeous!

    Leanne xx

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  9. Oh wow, they're stunning, I love the colour, hasn't it grown fast :) xx

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  10. Oh my dee my what a beauty to behold, I think I may well look out for this in my next year's garden, stunning photography...thanks for sharing x

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  11. What a gorgeous flower! I love the big, showy blooms. Part of me would want to pick them all and put them in a jug but the other part would want to leave them there so every time I walked by the garage I could admire them...lovely. x

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  12. Gosh that is an amazing clematis, amazingly spiky and purple. My favourite clematis is Nelly Moser - always pretty and white and pink. This year I got a new one called Elizabeth after my girl... :o) I'm going to have a look out for this next time I'm at the garden centre though...do you think the staff will appreciate me asking for a light purple spiky clematis??

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  13. Wow! What beautiful flowers - that top photo is truly amazing!!!
    I think my favoutires are tulips. :-)
    Carly
    x

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  14. Gorgeous flowers I've not seen a clematis like that before x

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  15. That is an amazing flower!!
    Gorgeous!
    I'm afraid we don't get too many gorgeous flowers in Texas... the sun is too brutal!

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  16. They are absolutely breathtaking.

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  17. Stunning! Never seen that type before, it's amazing xx

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  18. Wow, such a gorgeous flower, I love the colour. xx

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  19. It's stunning and so fluffy .... my current favourite in the garden are the big huge red poppies that seem to self seed everywhere ~ Sarah x

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  20. So beautiful, the colour is amazing.
    M x

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  21. They are amazing. My fav at the moment are my red peonies so blousy and over the top, only to be admired for a short time before they all drop on the floor! Jo x

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  22. It's lovely having flowers and colour around you in the garden isn't it? And that's a really gorgeous colour blue. I can see why you like it so much.
    Thanks for your comments on my blog, you're a lovely lady. X

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  23. Such a beautiful colour! We have one growing by out front door, not flowering yet, but it's a really deep purple when it does :)

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  24. Really massive flowers - I love it! We have a mile-a-minute clematis on our side fence and it really looks amazing at this time of year. Must get some pics up on the blog soon x

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  25. So beautiful, what a lovely colour!

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  26. such a beautiful photo Bee, what an amazing clematis! it would make a nice summer print or postcard, Heather x

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