Clematis 'Marcelina' (S. Franczak)

150-636D4 Clematis 'Marcelina' (S. Franczak)
Joy Creek Photo Archive (c) all rights reserved	Selected by the late Brother Stefan Franczak, the five- to six-inch blooms of Clematis `Marcelina' open violet purple with a deeper cenral bar. The sepals are wavy along their margins coming to a fine point. Brother Franczak aimed for either strongly contrasting or nicely complementary filaments and anthers in his selections. This has complementary cream filaments topped with violet red anthers. June to September. 9-12 ft. Violet Purple flowers *Sun, Part Shade Zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9*
Because this begins to bloom late, we have traditionally cut it back at the end of winter even though the International Clematis Register records this as an Early Large Flowering clematis.