Clematis: Please ID, 1 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
onegoodman...beautiful! drooling for the season. i have been out of town for almost 2 weeks...i know it has not been springlike while i have been gone. i shall be out inspecting the damage if any and seeing what good my prayers did. my niobe was sprouting like crazy when i left but not up 1 foot.
tomorrow (arriving home tonight) i will post any damage photos or success from the last 2 weeks. we must be clearing the gap now between seasons and on our way! that clem is so gorgeous.
do you have ville de lyon? here is my oldest clem from last year. this clem was well under way when i left town. i prune it hard after bloooming every other year to keep it under 8 feet or so, and also do a half and half prune each spring. so it is kept well under control so it does not outgrow the space allotted.