Woody climber. Leaves twice divided into 3 ovate to lanceolate toothed leaflets that are up to 5 cm long. Flowers solitary, nodding and on old wood, bell-shaped; spring to summer. Perianth segments 4 with dense covering of hair on outside, violet or cream. Styles feathery.

N Asia, N & C Europe

Source: Gubbins, B.; Spencer, R. (1997). Clematis. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.