Clematis 'Montana'

Every branch . . . that bears fruit, 

He prunes it so that it may bring forth more fruit.

John 15:2

 

A little research has helped me to identify this clematis that was already growing in my daughter's yard when she purchased her home late 2011.  It became necessary to prune it back to almost nothing when a neighbour backed into the fence and so we had no idea what kind of flowers it had.  It took off again very quickly and this year we were overjoyed to witness the explosion of growth and myriad small white flowers . . .

The small 'Montana' blooms vastly outnumber the larger purple variety but look so beautiful together.

You can see why the clematis 'Montana' is sometimes referred to as  the "mile a minute clematis".  It has also been said that even with hard pruning it is almost impossible to kill it.

The blooms attract many varieties of bees and other pollen gatherers . . .

 . . . as well as photographers in their quests for that "stunning capture".  

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