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Greg
My Favorite Photo
My Weather
My Garden
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 05:08 pm EST : |   
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Last August I was in Winnipeg at the gardens in Asiniboine park. I found this growing there which looks like a type of clematis. I'm wondering if you experts could help me identify it.
Greg
- ND,
Zone "4"
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Sunnyday2day
My Garden
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 06:26 pm EST : |
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Looks like a tangutica but I'm not sure of the variety...it sort of looks like Radar Love.
SunnyDay2Day mid-Michigan Zone 5
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Hunnerbun
My Weather
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 06:28 pm EST : |
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Definitely a Tangutica...
I just bought one and that is the exact pic that was on the tag... Its called Golden Harvest.
Interesting note... I bought mine at a garden center in Winnipeg!
I haven't gone to see the gardens there though. I am a 7-8 hr drive north of Winnipeg so I don't get down there too often, but then again I have only just lived here since July so I will probably have many more opportunities to go see them.
How tall was that obelisk? That will give me an idea if I planted it in a good spot or if I will have to move it somewhere else.
Ohhh and BTW... I am far from an expert...
Hunnerbun
- Manitoba,
Zone "0b"
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Gardenbug
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 07:53 pm EST : |
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I grow tangutica subsp mongolica which looks like this:
It climbs several meters taller than me against our barn...and seeds around too. It blooms in August.
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
Greg
My Favorite Photo
My Weather
My Garden
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 08:15 pm EST : |
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That obelisk is more than 3 meters high. This plant looks huge and it was growing back down the darn thing.
Greg
- ND,
Zone "4"
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Finnoslo
My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 06:23 am EST : |
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Hallo Greg!
I would guess it is a "Bill Mackenzie" which (in my opinion) is one of the best in The Orientalis Group. I had it for many years - and it was probably about 5 meters high here - but it took up too much space and I had to cut it back to the ground one year - and it did never came back again. You can do this with for inst. old alpinas, but "Bill" felt offended. I have never had time to build up a new one. It was before my digital photo-time so I have only an old (not too good) picture of it. This one:
Finn Norway Zone 6 |
Roelie
My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 06:38 am EST : |
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I believe to that it is a Bill Mackenzie.
If plants grow to high I cut the half off the plant and over the other half I cut the twigs a 1/4
Roelie
- Overijssel,
Zone "Holland"
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Finnoslo
My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 06:47 am EST : |
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Yes Roelie - that is probably a good way. I have also tried to take 1/3 complete down one year and an other 1/3 next year and the last 1/3 the third year (complete change of the plant over three years) and this also works well.
Finn Norway Zone 6 |
Ton_hannink
My Garden
| | Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - 07:19 pm EST : |
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Has the plant real thick tepals? "Bill Mackenzie" has real thick tepals.
"Bill Mackenzie"
Ton_hannink The Netherlands |
