Each year I am delighted with all the bright and beautiful blooms that appear in spring and early summer; however, this late bloomer is worth the wait with hundreds (or more) of gorgeous star-shaped flowers. This is the sweet autumn clematis variety that has dainty, pure-white blossoms and a distinct scent. As seen in the image below, over the past several years this one clematis plant has expanded to cover about half of our home's façade. This year, notably, no windstorms blew the large expanse of green from the many anchors hidden below and allowed for four months of growth across a large section of the house. The primary challenge for me is to keep the enormous bundle trained to grow upward rather than out onto the arborvitae nor launch downward and cover the evergreens below. Indeed, this is something beautiful.
"I must have flowers, always, and always."
--Claude Monet
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