Image from Revue Horticole 1879from Revue Horticole 1879
Clematis 'Alba' (1879)
Small, white flowers. This viticella type received the RHS Award of merit in 1897, since when it appears to have been lost from cultivation. If you know otherwise, please contact us.
The plate from Revue Horticole shows 'Alba' at the top of the drawing.
| Group: | Viticella group |
| Approximate height: | 5.0 - 7.0 metres |
| Raised by: | E A Carrière |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Date raised: | i1879 |
| Parentage: | Seedling of 'Venosa' |
| Other name(s): | viticella var alba; viticella 'Alba' |
| Further detail: | Flower diameter: 5-6cm Tepals: 4 (-6) |