Its quite similar to my Polish Spirit, but again not as dark a purple - but that could be the light. If I could see the flower straight on, I could tell better.
Christine.

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melvatoo Denton, TX(Zone 7a) May 11, 2005

I will see, if I can get a better picture...

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berrygirl Lakemont, GA(Zone 8a) May 18, 2005

Melva,
I am sorry but I have to re-tract my earlier guess.
When I answered you, mine had not bloomed yet. Now that it has, I can tell you that unless mine is mis-labeled, yours is not a jackmanii. (I wish I had a digicam!!!) My bloom only has 4 sepals whereas yours has several.
Anyway, yours is gorgeous!!

Going to eat my crow now!

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May 18, 2005

Melva, I just did a close comparison, and your clematis is not a Polish Spirit either - the number and shape of the sepals is similar, but yours is definitely a lighter shade of purple, and the seed pod is much larger on yours. I'll try to do some investigation on yours.
Christine.

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May 18, 2005

Could be a Etoille Violet - Violet Star - here's a link to Clematis on the Web's webpage for that plant - http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=26

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picturelady San Jose, CA(Zone 9a) May 18, 2005

It looks alot like my new niobe...or one I am getting...sunset...(which I didn't realize looked so much like the one I just got! I guess I must like the look!...