Amazingly dark, almost black flowers. So dark it's hard to tell if the base colour is burgundy or violet, but seems more in between (purple). Tepals are quite narrow, flower size is moderate. Foliage is fresh light green. Supposedly this one is meant to be pruned hard in spring, but I find it does better without it. Flowers later than most large flowered Clematis, for an extended time then doesn't repeat. I have this climbing into Magnolia Heaven Scent, where the small dark flowers show up well on the large soft green leaves. However would look stunning with a lilac coloured flowering shrub if the flower time could be matched (this Clematis is too late for my lilacs). Might also look lovely in a paler variegated tree such as Pagoda Dogwood.
