What a lovely shot of the seed head, Terry. Well done 🙂
We have, what looks like, the same variety here in Victoria, but my images are nowhere near as warm (and interesting) as yours. Your white balance looks much better than mine too. I learn a lot from photographers who photograph the same plants as me 🙂
Thanks Vicki. It was a cloudy, fairly dark day today which helped color saturation, and just a slight bit of flash gave just enough light on the image.
What a gorgeous seed head. It’s so unusual. I’ve never seen anything quite like it in the clematis family, but that color is pretty and appealing. I imagine you are about ready for some color to show up!
Before I saw the photo the title made me think you had clematis blooming already! I would have been jealous since they say we might see as much as two feet of snow tomorrow.
I wonder if that clematis is a native. We have one here called Virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana) with very similar seed heads.
We also have the Virgin’s Bower here, but this one is a commercial variety (I don’t know its name). I don’t envy you that snow. We have been getting rain and a lot of ours has melted, but there is about three inches of ice at the bottom of the larger snow banks.
I’ve always been fascinated at the seed heads formed by some of the flowers. At first it took some time to understand which seed heads came from which flowers.
What a lovely shot of the seed head, Terry. Well done 🙂
We have, what looks like, the same variety here in Victoria, but my images are nowhere near as warm (and interesting) as yours. Your white balance looks much better than mine too. I learn a lot from photographers who photograph the same plants as me 🙂
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Comment by Vicki — March 12, 2017 @ 4:27 pm
Thanks Vicki. It was a cloudy, fairly dark day today which helped color saturation, and just a slight bit of flash gave just enough light on the image.
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Comment by montucky — March 12, 2017 @ 6:23 pm
Love these colors, great photo!
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — March 12, 2017 @ 4:35 pm
Thank you Teresa! It is nice to start seeing a little color in the landscape again after the winter that we’ve had!
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Comment by montucky — March 12, 2017 @ 6:24 pm
Amazingly beautiful!
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Comment by Mother Hen — March 12, 2017 @ 5:38 pm
Thanks! At first glance the vine really looked as though it had blossoms.
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Comment by montucky — March 12, 2017 @ 6:26 pm
Gorgeous detail and composition, Terry!
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Comment by bayphotosbydonna — March 12, 2017 @ 8:35 pm
Thanks Donna. It’s time to get ready the camera ready for all of the pretty things that will be showing up soon!
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Comment by montucky — March 12, 2017 @ 9:17 pm
Looks like it survived by wrapping itself in a fur coat. Beautiful photo.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — March 13, 2017 @ 11:55 am
Thanks. It does look warm, doesn’t it!
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Comment by montucky — March 13, 2017 @ 1:48 pm
Warm and fuzzy and delicate and colour co-ordinated.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — March 13, 2017 @ 7:52 pm
What a gorgeous seed head. It’s so unusual. I’ve never seen anything quite like it in the clematis family, but that color is pretty and appealing. I imagine you are about ready for some color to show up!
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Comment by shoreacres — March 13, 2017 @ 3:15 pm
Yes, very anxious to see some color. The light was just right on this and it immediately caught my attention.
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Comment by montucky — March 14, 2017 @ 12:04 pm
Before I saw the photo the title made me think you had clematis blooming already! I would have been jealous since they say we might see as much as two feet of snow tomorrow.
I wonder if that clematis is a native. We have one here called Virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana) with very similar seed heads.
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — March 13, 2017 @ 3:31 pm
We also have the Virgin’s Bower here, but this one is a commercial variety (I don’t know its name). I don’t envy you that snow. We have been getting rain and a lot of ours has melted, but there is about three inches of ice at the bottom of the larger snow banks.
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Comment by montucky — March 14, 2017 @ 12:07 pm
Wow, look at that! You always find such treasures to photograph, Montucky! 🙂
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Comment by Mama's Empty Nest — March 13, 2017 @ 4:21 pm
Now that the snow is melting, more colorful things appear. It does seem that there are always treasures ready to be noticed.
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Comment by montucky — March 14, 2017 @ 12:08 pm
It’s wild-looking, very fantastical.
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Comment by Candace — March 14, 2017 @ 6:30 pm
I’ve always been fascinated at the seed heads formed by some of the flowers. At first it took some time to understand which seed heads came from which flowers.
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Comment by montucky — March 15, 2017 @ 9:28 am
I have never seen Clematis seed. I love details of Your photo. Thank You.
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Comment by Sartenada — March 15, 2017 @ 1:44 am
There are several species of clematis here and they all seem to have similar seed heads despite having quite different flowers.
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Comment by montucky — March 15, 2017 @ 9:28 am
Hi Montucky, How very beautiful it is. Great photography! Have an enjoyable Thursday tomorrow!
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Comment by wildlifewatcher — March 15, 2017 @ 8:41 pm
Thanks! You have a great day too!
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Comment by montucky — March 16, 2017 @ 8:29 am
Just amazing Clematis seeds! Great photo too!
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Comment by Sonia A. Mascaro — March 25, 2017 @ 1:51 pm
Thank you! The clematis flower is beautiful twice in its annual cycle.
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Comment by montucky — March 26, 2017 @ 9:13 am