Clematis: Passiflora flower buds?, 1 by KatyMac

KatyMac wrote:
This was ID's as a passiflora in DG. When I moved here this vine had died/been cut to the ground. It was one of my many pleasant surprises. We had a hard two week freeze earlier this month but it's still green. Now, I see buds (I think they are flower buds). What should I do? I was going to cut it back like it was but it's so pretty I hate to. I don't want to damage it and I know NOTHING about passifloras. Advice?