Exhibiting vigorous growth, this deciduous climber boasts an abundance of small, semi-nodding, light purple flowers, gracing gardens from mid-summer to autumn. Renowned for its enduring hardiness and reliable flowering under variable summer conditions, this clematis showcases prolific blooms and robust foliage, offering durability, ease of care, and prolific flowering. Notably, it holds historical significance as the first documented clematis imported into English gardens, dating back to its cultivation in 1569 by Hugh Morgan, apothecary to Queen Elizabeth I.