I think there is little hope for the new, small, and very late buds which are developing at the top of the 5ft stem of the hollyhock 'Chater's Yellow'. To date, not one of the lower buds has yet fully opened. Tragic.
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| Buds that might yet open fully |
As for the clematis 'Arctic Queen', which is a
bit of a rescue job, growing in a pot against the shed, you would think that anything named Arctic Queen might stand up to today's temperatures here in West Yorkshire and I have to say that it is valiantly turning out buds but will they get chance to open before the early frosts? I doubt it.
Both hollyhock and clematis should have flowered back in July through August and September.
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| Arctic Queen 13092012 |
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