Purple Charmer Clematis Flower Art

Purple Charmer.......by Reid Callaway
Clematis Flower Art

I shot a series of images of this Clematis vine climbing and growing up a mailbox... more

by Reid Callaway

Title

Purple Charmer Clematis Flower Art

Artist

Reid Callaway

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Photograph - Photography

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Purple Charmer.......by Reid Callaway
Clematis Flower Art

I shot a series of images of this Clematis vine climbing and growing up a mailbox post in Rex, GA in the early summertime.

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek cl�matis, ("a climbing plant"). Over 250 species and cultivars are known, often named for their originators or particular characteristics.

The genus is composed of mostly vigorous, woody, climbing vines / lianas. The woody stems are quite fragile until several years old. Leaves are opposite and divided into leaflets and leafstalks that twist and curl around supporting structures to anchor the plant as it climbs. Some species are shrubby, while others, like C. recta, are herbaceous perennial plants. The cool temperate species are deciduous, but many of the warmer climate species are evergreen. They grow best in cool, moist, well-drained soil in full sun.

Clematis species are mainly found throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, rarely in the tropics. Clematis leaves are food for the caterpillars of some Lepidoptera species, including the willow beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria).

The timing and location of flowers varies; spring-blooming clematis flower on side shoots of the previous year's stems, summer/fall blooming clematis bloom only on the ends of new stems, and twice-flowering clematis do both.

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July 15th, 2013