Clematis Montana 'Elizabeth'

Morning everyone. Lovely rich colour on this early bloom. The bud however looks a bit grumpy, as though it’s giving me a sideways glance “What are you looking at?!” 😳😆 #clematis #clematis-montana #pink #bud #spring

😂😂😂😂🌸

It’s saying ‘what’s she got that I haven’t’ 💗👌🏼

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom 😂 “Less of an attitude” came the response

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That's a beautiful colour 💖

Beautiful 🌸 😍

Thank you, I think it’s the deepest colour I’ve ever seen these flowers, even upon just opening 💕 @hebelover @anges

She’s a pretty one 💗

I see what you mean, Angela. Very comical 😂😂

After my sad photo of my other Montana Elizabeth, I thought I’d brighten things up a bit with the #firstflower of my other, much happier clematis which is at the front of the house. It lives very happily with the variegated Ivy #clematis #clematis-montana #clematismontanaelizabeth #pink

They're so pretty 🌸🌸🌸

When the sun shines they give off a lovely aroma like vanilla. Needless to say, no scent today ☔️☔️☔️ @anges

Love the pale pink colour 🌸🌸🌸

They’re a lovely delicate pink. Love it when there’s lots of them and it’s a sea of pink 🌸🌸🌸🌸 @pelly

#greatcolor

Thanks Eileen 🌸 🌸 @emch

This id beautiful 💗

It used to be the first flower in my garden until I started my planting frenzy last year, so it’s always been a favourite 🌸🌸 @belindah

So pretty

Thank you 🌸🌸 @zephyrwindsong

A rather sad photo to match the dreary wet day. This clematis Montana Elizabeth has been a star performer for many years but is now looking very sad indeed. There are buds, leaves and flowers in some area, but others as you can see are not looking very well at all. Any thoughts or #advice please? #clematis #clematis-advice #clematis-help #help

Is there a build up of soil around the bottom of the stem? Maybe scrap back a bit and see if that helps although they don’t like their neck showing

Do you prune it after flowering Angela? 🤔

Thanks for this...I’ve just checked. There doesn’t appear to be any build up of soil Christine. Certainly no different to previous years. 🤔 @vegandmore

This is the one thing my husband loves doing, pruning the clematis. He sometimes gets carried away and I have to suggest he’s done enough! I must admit he doesn’t prune the individual spent blooms, it’s more a case of pruning it to keep it within the boundaries of the trellis @pelly

Probably weather related Angela, lots of odd things happening to my plants too 😕

That’s my theory out of the window then 🙄😂 I’ve no idea then other than to agree with Julie 🤔

Grateful for your input Jane...it’s often a process of illimination that gets us there in the end. I must admit that I wondered if my other half had been a bit too vigorous on the pruning front. Lol 😂 @pelly

I do hope so Julie and it will reinvigorate given time. I wasn’t sure if maybe the frost had got it? Just hope it’s not clematis wilt? 🤞 @juliesgarden @pelly

I think I’ve just answered this on another photo.....but I’d take the bad out or chop it right back

I hope you can get it sorted and back to its former self 🌸

Thanks Elaine. 😊 I’ll chop out the bad bits and see what happens and will resort to a more drastic chop if that doesn’t work. Watch this space...! @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Morning everyone 👋 Never have I been so pleased to see a bud open....all is well. It looks as though it was green petal rather than green leaf disease. Phew! 😅 😃 @DeborahBanks @pelly #clematis #clematis-montana #pink

Morning Angela, I'm really glad to see this 💞👍

Afternoon Angela, that's a happy ending! 😃💖👍

Yay! That good news Angela 😊

Thank you, I’m both delighted and very relieved in equal measure 😌😀 @pelly @anges @DeborahBanks

Something curious going on here. Just pruning and aside from finding out of season buds, I also came across this....it doesn’t seem to know if it’s a leaf or a flower. Anyone seen anything similar? 🤔 #clematis #clematis-montana

Very curious, not that that's any help 🙄🤔

It was on a gardening programme I saw a while back. It’s something about clematis having tepals not petals so part can revert back to leaf form.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=349

Thanks so much Deborah. I notice it mentions the cause can be cold weather? Not had a lot of that lately! Desperately hoping it’s not the other option...a bacteria-like organism called mycoplasma, known as green flower disease. I’ve got other clematis right next to it. 😔 Not sure how to determine which the problem is? Don’t want to leave it too late in taking action if it’s mycoplasma rather than green petal. @DeborahBanks @pelly #clematisadvice #advice #help

Oh wow, green petal is what happens to my clematis Avant Garde every year on the first two or three flowers. I didn’t know what it was and tbh never looked it up because the plant was healthy. I bet that’s what yours is too Angela 🤞🤞🤞 @DeborahBanks

Yes, let’s hope so Jane🤞The difficulty is that this is blooming out of season so I may not have subsequent flowers to compare it against and know for sure 🤷‍♀️ The clematis itself still looks healthy though, So here’s hoping 😊 @pelly @DeborahBanks

Actually, there is another bud on the same stem, so hopefully that may give some indictation @pelly @deborahbanks

@italydiva the programme it was on just said it was a benign thing.

Yes hopefully that’s what it is Deborah. The link to the article you sent mentions another possibility which is not treatable. Hopefully it’s the former though🤞😊 Very grateful for the info! 😊 @DeborahBanks

Cataloguing - one very confused clematis Montana Elizabeth that is starting to flower again!! #clematis #clematis-montana #pink #climber

As I was scrolling through at first glance I thought it was a Japanese Anemone. It's a pretty colour 🌸🌸🌸

Not planted my Japanese Anemone yet Jane 😬😬🤫 @pelly

Hmm, I wonder why? 🤔😂😂

Errr....?! 🤷‍♀️🙅‍♀️@pelly