Clematis viticella L.

Fully hardy, deciduous, semi-woody climber with small, solitary, open bell-shaped, blue, purple or rose-red flowers, to 4cm across, in summer and autumn.  To 4m.  There are many garden varieties.  [RHSE, Hilliers’].

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘A very ornamental climber, and its flowers sweet-scented.  Though well known to our older Botanists, and cultivated as long ago as the year 1569, by Mr. Hugh Morgan, it is by no means common: the double variety is more so; but this in our opinion, though preferred by Miller, is not so handsome as either of the single red or purple varieties.’  [BM t.565/1802].

History at Camden Park

Listed in all published catalogues [T.326/1843].

Notes

Published Mar 05, 2010 - 10:30 AM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 05:53 PM


Figured is a climber with 3-palmate leaves and small clusters of single purple flowers. Curtis's Botanical Magazine t.565, 1802.

Clematis viticella L. | BM t.565/1802 | BHL

More details about Clematis viticella L.
Family Ranunculaceae
Category
Region of origin

Southern Europe

Synonyms
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Clematis viticella 

Confidence level high