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One of the greatest joys of gardening is finding surprise blooms.
I planted this Dr. Ruppel clematis last year and watered it faithfully. It promptly died. But the other day I was out in the yard, rounded a corner, and there it was. It's blooms have only increased since. I guess it needed time to get comfortable in it's new surroundings before putting on a show.
And the gardening fun continues!
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beautiful! oddly enough, I had one do the exact same thing. My MIL had given me one and I'd taken my sweet time to plant it and thought I certainly killed it. the next Spring it came back and grew pretty big.
Posted by: pam | April 19, 2010 at 08:57 AM
absolutely gorgeous!!
Posted by: Jennifer | April 19, 2010 at 10:41 AM
oooh very pretty clematis :D MIL had a clematis that every year looked dead, but by the end of summer was blooming, was very odd to see the plant grow after thinking it was dead
Posted by: Jennifer Rose | April 20, 2010 at 12:07 PM
ooo lovely! my aunt just told me about clematis! i am thinking of planting some along my wall by my patio....
Posted by: missknits | April 20, 2010 at 03:28 PM
SO beautiful! Unfortunately, I've given up the idea of Clematis...cause' I keep killing them and they don't come back. At least I can enjoy them in your yard...
Posted by: sadira | April 21, 2010 at 08:26 PM
Those clematis, they can be really fussy. Looks lovely now! xo, suzy
Posted by: georgiapeachez | April 22, 2010 at 01:56 PM
What a beautiful photo! That is some clematis!
Posted by: Acornbud | April 23, 2010 at 12:06 PM