Viticella type. Cream tepals edged in rosy-mauve. Green stamens. Thought to have been raised by Morel c.1900, received by William Robinson in 1915 and named by Ernest Markham. Grow with red leaved shrubs for a stunning effect. 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
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	?Francisque Morel
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:	c1900
Other name(s):	'Menuet'
Further detail:  Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 577