Clematis recta Lime Close North Africa but most likely other seasons

but most likely other seasons will work as well

silvery flower buds

ventricosa selection from Mary Chastain is known for its intense black-green leaf coloration and heavily rippled leaf margins that are a dramatic improvement over the typical species

whose rigidly upright

Lychnis 'Orange Sherbet' makes a tidy 2' tall x 3' wide mound of light green foliage which is topped

Clematis recta Lime Close North Africa but most likely other seasons(aka: Clematis Serious Black) Clematis 'Lime Close' is a highly prized selection of the central to southern European Clematis recta. Clematis recta 'Lime Close' grows upright to 6' tall, emerging with dark purple, nearly black foliage that ages to green as the weather warms. The cloud like masses of terminally produced single, white, narrow petaled flowers adorn the plant in late spring and are repeated again in midsummer. While Clematis recta 'Lime