Clematis 'Franziska Maria' 6/2021 Clematis- () Double Clematis (Type2-DB-PR), Mature size: 5-7', purple-blue., USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW24, In Garden Bed N1,00 for 5.1 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2016.
Fully double 4-6in. flowers are produced on both old and new growth in a medium purple with blue overtones. Dahlia-like blossoms, free flowering. Pruning Type 2 - In this group all first flowering comes from last season's ripening stems.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2016, 17, 20, 21:
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