Small, cowslip-scented, tubular or bell-shaped flowers, pale yellow or pale green. flowers. The tips of the tepals roll back exposing a tuft of bright yellow stamens. Introduced from western China in 1908. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height:	5.0 - 7.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sunny
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Country of origin:	China
Parentage:	Species
Other name(s):	buchananiana; buchananiana var vitifolia; nutans; nutans var thyrsoidea; Mis-spelling: rhederiana
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 0.8-1.0cm Tepals: 4 (-5); 1-2cm long, 0.5-0.8cm wide, narrowly elliptic to obovate, tip recurved, ribbed and downy outside Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 391