Encouraging diversity in a naturalistic Alberta garden
An exploration of naturalistic gardening in Edmonton, Alberta. Gardening for the appreciation and encouragement of nature's diversity.
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| Adrian D. Thysse on Blazing Star |
| Ms. S on Blazing Star |
This clematis is doing extremely well this season, chock-full of large violet-blue hand-sized blooms. Besides the peonies, and some of the (overblown) German irises, the large-flowered clematis varieties are some of the few flowering plants that survive Zone 3b and still manage to provide a tropical atmosphere to the garden. H. F. Young requires a sunny location but it can tolerate morning shade. It grows to about 3m in height.
Anything this gorgeous that adds a tropical atmosphere is a welcome guest in the garden. She is lovely!
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