Rescued clematis in bloom

The clematis that I rescued last summer has made it.  The house next door was under foreclosure when a hired lawn service came in and whacked the clematis (which was in bloom at the time!) down to a nubbin.  I dug it up and put it in a pot.

New leaves emerged,

and I overwintered the clematis in a pot by the south end of the house.

 

This past May, I planted the clematis in the ground next to the musk rose from Grandpa's house.

Just last Friday as I was mowing the yard, I saw the first bloom.  I'm delighted.  I guess this must be 'Clematis Jackmanii.'

 

(Caleb's pic)

 

I think I'll give myself a pat on the back.