According to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine (March 2002) 'Albatross' has large flowers with elegant, white, pointed petals (sic) with white stamens and magenta anthers.' It appeared on the UK market in 2001. The first Supplement to the International Clematis Register and Checklist describes the flower as white with creamy yellow stamens; you will see from the photographs that our specimen fits the former description.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun Aug
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Ken Pyne
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	r1988 f1994 i2001
Parentage:	patens Manshuu Ki x unknown
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 17cm Database entry: 1858