Deepest purple flowers with contrasting anthers.The flowers of this outstanding cultivar are almost black on first opening. Raised by Uno Kivistik of Estonia in 1983. A seedling of 'Devjatyj Val'. Awarded a British Clematis Society Certificate of Merit in 1998.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised:	1983
Parentage:	Seedling of 'Devjatyj Val'
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 396
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	Uno and Aili Kivistik