Golden clematis always stops me in my tracks. I found this not far from our motel in Ranfurly, Central Otago on 13 March, New Zealand. Early autumn. I think it must be Clematis tangutica, from central temperate Asia. If anyone wants more info this North Carolina .edu site has a page.
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Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2022)
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It´s a special kint of clematis. We don´t knew this.
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It’s a great plant. The picture with the ornamental bicycle made me smile. They have a ghostly character somehow, seen together.
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Yes, they do.. the bicycle’s a nice touch!
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It’s a very interesting plant, one that I’ve never come across before.
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I hadn’t either until.. just in the last 2 or 3 years I think!
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This is new to me, Liz, what a visual treat!
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That was at the beginning of a very enjoyable walk around town, while Nigel was away at a client site visit.
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I have never seen such a full and lush clematis. It’s marvelous!
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It’s quite a jolt when you see the seed-heads and realise it’s a clematis whose golden glory has captured your attention! 🙂
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Golden glory, indeed!
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C. tangutica it is – beautiful!
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I wouldn’t have recognized the yellow flowers as clematis, but the seed heads certainly do resemble those of our natives. One of ours carries the name ‘old man’s beard’ because of that lovely fluffiness.
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This golden clematis also has ‘old man’s beard’ as one of its common names! As does another clematis which is one of our worst introduced pest weeds – I wonder if that’s your one lol? Clematis vitalba: https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2021/05/24/old-mans-beard-still-hasnt-gone/
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