The International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002 notes that "there is a discrepancy over the raiser, with some authorities .. attributing the breeding to Henry Cobbett".
Group: | Early large-flowered group |
Approximate height: | 3.0 - 6.0 metres |
Flowering period(s): | May Jun Jul Aug Sep |
Aspect: | Any aspect |
Pruning: | Light prune (Group 2) |
Raised by: | G Jackman & Son |
Country of origin: | United Kingdom |
Date raised: | ic1875 |
Parentage: | lanuginosa x patens |
Other name(s): | 'William Kenneth'; Mis-spelling: William Kennet |
Further detail: | Flower diameter: 12-20cm Tepals: 6-8; up to 5cm wide, elliptic to ovate, overlapping, apiculate, margin wavy Leaves: simple or ternate |