Large or very large violet-purple flowers with paler central bar and prominent stamens with yellow anthers. Luther Burbank was an American plant breeder who numbered clematis amongst his enthusiasms.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height:	3.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones:	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	A N Volosenko-Valenis
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised:	r1959 n1966
Parentage:	'Jackmanii' x 'Candida' + texensis + montana
Other name(s):	None known
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 14-20cm Tepals: 6, 8.5cm long, 5cm wide, elliptic, overlapping, wavy margin Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 504
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	A N Volosenko-Valenis