A flower in the rain
A lovely Clematis Jackmani in the rain.
My oldest clematis vine is the Jackmani. Each year it grows in two directions along our wooden fence and reaches 15 to 20 feet each way. It’s huge. I drape the vine across the top of the fence as it gets fuller and heavier and when it blooms there’s a rich thick carpet of deep purple flowers.
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August 12th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Simply lovely! Jackmani was the first Clematis I had too! Unfortunately it got a disease and died for me just when it were speeding up the blooming
It’s the most popular Clematis (or was at least) in Sweden.
August 12th, 2007 at 9:48 am
Very pretty! The rain on it makes it even better! I wish rain would fall on any of my flowers or vegetables!
Happy GTS!
August 12th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
I am becoming a real fan of purple/blue flowers. This is a beautiful flower and even more of a gem with the raindrops on it.
Sara from farmingfriends
August 12th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
What a gorgeous picture! Really beautiful with the rain. Thanks for sharing it with us
August 12th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
I quite like Clamatis, but when we moved to our house it had completely taken over the garden, its a very aggressive plant!
Jez
August 12th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Looks like it got a good drenching!
I love purple flowers in the yard. One of these days I’m going to get lucky with a clematis ;~)
August 12th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Photos taken in the rain always look lovely. My clematis are all finished blooming.
August 12th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Love your picture. The color is so pretty. We don’t have any where to put clematis but would love to have one some day.
August 12th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Wonderful pic…nice angel.
Mine’s been up since last night…direct link here…
http://harmonia.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/gts-this-will-soon-be-purple/
August 12th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
You just can’t hardly beat ‘Jackmanii’ when it comes to clematis. Very reliable and always so healthy!
August 13th, 2007 at 12:09 am
Beautiful flower. I love the rain effect.
August 13th, 2007 at 1:22 am
I imagine your vine is gorgeous when in full bloom. Unfortunately, we can’t grow clematis here, but my son has this variety on his fence in Denver. I always photograph it when I visit in summer.
Aiyana
August 13th, 2007 at 2:23 am
just inviting
August 13th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
If captain Lifecruiser is right it’s probably a Jackmanii that came with my parent’s alottment garden. I loved those flowers and their vibrant purple!
August 13th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Your can’t go wrong with pictures of raindrops on flowers.
Gorgeous.
I have one clematis and I vowed to myself that I would put in more next year.
August 14th, 2007 at 1:26 am
That is a beautiful picture. I’m not a big fan of flowers but your blog definitely caught my attention with these pictures.