Small to medium, elongated, bell-shaped, red flowers ageing to pink. Red anthers on cream filaments. This cultivar opens to a much flatter flower than most others in the texensis group. Named and introduced by William Robinson of Gravetye Manor in 1914.

Group:	Texensis group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Francisque Morel
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:	rc1900 ni1914
Parentage:	'Gipsy Queen' or 'Comtesse de Bouchaud' or 'Ville de Lyon' x texensis
Other name(s):	texensis 'Gravetye Beauty'; x pseudococcinea 'Gravetye Beauty'; Mis-spellings: texensis 'Gravtye Beauty'; texensis 'Grovetye Beauty'
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 5-9cm Tepals: 4-6; 6-7cm long, fine pointed, recurved Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 527