Small, slightly scented, greenish-white or cream flowers changing to lilac or blue-violet towards the base and tip and on the outside. Initially in a tubular configuration, the tepals spread with age. Cream-white anthers on white filaments. Raised at the nursery of Simon-Louis Frères, Metz around 1900 and named after Emile Jouin, the nursery manager.

Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height:	3.0 - 7.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Simon-Louis Frères
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:	c1900
Parentage:	tubulosa x vitalba
Other name(s):	'Jouiniana'; grata
Further detail:  Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 453