Clematis Flowers turn into Funky Seed Heads

Posted in Garden Buzz, Photo Hunter, Photography, Recreation, Summer in the Garden on Aug 04, 2007


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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.

clematis hybrid Seiboldiana seed heads and flower

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:

clematis hybrid Seiboldiana seed heads

I wonder what funky photos the rest of you came up with?


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6 Responses to “ Clematis Flowers turn into Funky Seed Heads ”

  1. # 1 meeyauw (9 comments.) Says:
    August 4th, 2007 at 7:01 am MyAvatars 0.2

    That is fascinating. I haven’t ever seen that!

  2. # 2 archiearchive (1 comments.) Says:
    August 4th, 2007 at 8:12 am MyAvatars 0.2

    Neat flower/seed heads. They make wonderful patterns.

  3. # 3 Mike Goad (1 comments.) Says:
    August 4th, 2007 at 9:12 am MyAvatars 0.2

    Nice photos. Our clematis vines really flowered well this year (I’ve got some photos somewhere)

    Have a great weekend!

  4. # 4 Ev Nucci (1 comments.) Says:
    August 4th, 2007 at 10:15 am MyAvatars 0.2

    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

  5. # 5 the birds & the beads (7 comments.) Says:
    August 4th, 2007 at 10:33 pm MyAvatars 0.2

    I love these seed heads - how cool are they! Sigh, Clematis just wont grow for me - double kudos to you!

  6. # 6

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    Bryan@OneMan'sGoal.Com ( comments.)     Says:
    August 5th, 2007 at 12:15 am MyAvatars 0.2

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen those before.

    Quite beautiful in their own oddly unique way.

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