A beautiful large flowered Japanse variety shown in the 1998 edition of the British Clematis Society journal 'The Clematis'. Pale lilac tepals with darker lilac edges and a long point at the tip. Reddish anthers. The cultivar name is the name of a temple.

Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: 2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s): Apr May
Aspect: Sun or semi-shade
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Yoshiya Shiozaki
Country of origin: Japan
Date raised: 1975
Parentage: 'Nelly Moser' x patens
Other name(s): 'Kimiidera'

Further detail:

Flower diameter: 10-15cm