Medium sized pale violet-blue flowers, double in the spring and double or single in late summer. The outer tepals have the blue veining characteristic of Mrs Cholmondeley. Creamy yellow stamens.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s):	May Jun Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Frans van Haasterd
Country of origin:	Holland
Date raised:	i1998
Parentage:	Sport of   'Mrs Cholmondeley'
Other name(s):	'Vanso'; maximowicziana 'Blue Light'; Mis-spelling: 'Blight'; BLUE LIGHT CLEMATIS in USA
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 11-15cm Tepals: 6 (single) Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 695