Of course the Clematis virginiana in the greenhouse goes to flower while its garden-planted siblings show no signs of flowerbuds.
If I knew sooner I would’ve planted this one instead lol. Lovely white monster-to-be.

Not entirely sure what to do with the remaining greenhouse specimens; resell them? Find some really rough spot to let them raise their hell? Who knows.

I’m a little surprised google had no results for “Clematis tangutica herbarium” or “pressed Clematis tangutica”. Like, other species with just-as-small flowers and just-as-much vigor are in herbarium displays, why isn’t this species??? wtf