Star of India

Go large!

On the 16th I blipped an opening bud of my Clematis 'Star of India', and commented how it could possibly be mistaken for a bud of 'Venosa Violacea' which I'd blipped on the 13th. But I said that although they have the same colouring the 2 varieties are actually quite different, and this would be illustrated when I blipped a full bloom of the former.
Well, here it is finally - and the difference between them is quite marked! But I SO love the colouring of them both which is why they have to be my 2 faves of all my Clematis.