Small, bell-shaped, nodding, purple flowers; inside the flowers are a pinker purple. The tepals have broad white or very pale pink margins. Filaments and anthers yellow. Named after the raiser's son. Clematis International 2008 notes this as a member of the diversifolia group; this is a subset of the integrifolia group that we have placed it in.

Group:	Integrifolia group
Approximate height:	1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Manfred Herian
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised:	b2004 n2007 i2008
Parentage:	Sport of  x diversifolia 'Blue Boy'
Other name(s):	'Benedikt'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 5cm Tepals: 4; 5cm long, 2cm wide, wavy and irregularly cut, long-pointed with recurved tips, gappy Database entry: 3493