Not an ordinary clematis

OK , so I do n’t opine you could call any clematis ordinary . As a whole , they ’re surprisingly beautiful flowers that never fail to draw attending . But there are lots of clematis varieties out there that do n’t correspond the standard clematis simulacrum . Here ’s an example . or else of the undimmed , wide - bedcover , large petal we ’re so used to seeing , ‘ Betty Corning ’ ( Clematis‘Betty Corning ’ , USDA Hardiness Zones 4 - 11 ) flaunt flared , nod bells of dusky lavender . Here , they blanket an obelisk in theNew York Botanical Gardenin the Bronx .

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