Clematis Flowers turn into Funky Seed Heads
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This weeks theme is Funky
Plants and flowers can be pretty funky and good thing too since that’s this weeks Photo Hunters theme!
Take this Clematis seed head for example. This clematis vine develops very large bluish purple flowers. When the flowers are finished they turn into these funky almost woven seed heads.
As the seed heads age each thread that makes what I’ll call this woven ball appearance begins to get fuzzy. Eventually this seed head will be a fuzzy ball somewhat similar in appearance to a a dandelion seed head.
Of all the clematis vines I grow this one makes the most unusual looking seed heads.
I both of these photos on Thursday. This last one was taken at about 8 pm in the evening as I stood under the bamboo trellis that the vine grows on:
I wonder what funky photos the rest of you came up with?
August 4th, 2007 at 7:01 am
That is fascinating. I haven’t ever seen that!
August 4th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Neat flower/seed heads. They make wonderful patterns.
August 4th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Nice photos. Our clematis vines really flowered well this year (I’ve got some photos somewhere)
Have a great weekend!
August 4th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Tricia,
I tagged you in a meme which gives you the opportunity to pull up old posts…that tell a great story! Hope you’ll enjoy it…if not…oh well!
http://wackymom.blogspot.com/2007/08/tagged-by-mimi-pencilskirtqueen-of.html
August 4th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I love these seed heads – how cool are they! Sigh, Clematis just wont grow for me – double kudos to you!
August 5th, 2007 at 12:15 am
I don’t think I’ve ever seen those before.
Quite beautiful in their own oddly unique way.