Starry, Starry Night © 2010 Bo Mackison

These tiny blossoms of the Sweet Autumn Clematis remind me of masses of flowery constellations. This late flowering vine has thousands of tiny star shaped flowers and blooms from the end of August to October.

It is delightfully fragrant and is twined about the gates to the Allen Centennial Gardens, making the entrance especially attractive when so few flowers are now in their prime.