My ‘Ville de Lyon’ Clematis has now been in the ground for four years, and it’s true that they are slow to establish. The one on the other side of the arbor finally died all the way this year. Previously, it was only “mostly dead” (wasn’t that a line from The Princess Bride?). But this one is doing quite well! I was worried for a while that it wasn’t competing with the birch tree roots very well, but it seems to have found its niche in this spot.

This photo was taken on June 22nd, and it flowered pretty much all of June. Still has a few now, and I hope it will rebloom again this season.