Clematis in Bloom

Years ago we planted this clematis near our back deck. It's like a large bouquet of flowers visible through the window.

The problem: It's blooming season is too short. By mid-July its blooms are gone.

And we miss its cheerful color!

Why not get another later blooming one, I suggested last year. So we went out and got a Clematis "Josephine" that begins to bloom around the time that this one ends.

We watched it grow - then suddenly it disappeared.

Have I killed it with too much watering? Terry wondered.

But this year something is back again, climbing the trellis.

Its leaves resemble the other plant's.

Has "Josephine" made a come-back?

I hope so... though I don't see any buds. Maybe we'll have to wait another year to see what plant this is!