A newcomer in the pleasure grounds and some returns

Today brought us a flower from a one-dollar clematis that we've never heretofore seen bloom. The flower is not as large as some, and it's a beautiful dark red (crimson). There's nothing pink or magenta about it. There are also black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia) flowers in strange places. In shady places, we're enjoying blue spiderwort (tradescantia) and purple heart flowers.