Deep wine red flowers with a small white spot at the base of each tepal and deep reddish-purple anthers. Confusingly, this has sometimes been sold as viticella 'Rubra' which is a much older form than this introduction from Lemoine et fils.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height:	3.0 - 4.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Lemoine et Fils
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:	1883
Other name(s):	viticella 'Kermesina'; viticella kermesinus Wrongly: viticella rubra; viticella 'Rubra'; 'Rubra' (see note above); 'Karmesina'
Further detail:  Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 572