Viticella type. White flowers with green-tipped tepals and a pale green bar on the reverse. The amount of green depends on the amount of sunlight the flowers get - a lot of sun will result in less green colouring. Very deep purple anthers. This most unusual cultivar was raised by Veitch & Son c.1900. Vigorous and free-flowering. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height:	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones:	3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Veitch & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	c1900
Parentage:	Unknown
Other name(s):	viticella 'Alba Luxurians'; LIME TWIST
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 7.5cm Tepals: 4(-6), blunt, recurved Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 561