Clematis texensis 'Princess Kate', launched it at Harrogate Autumn show 2012. Trumpet shaped flowers in a pinky-purple, with nice white centres, very free flowering variety for late summer/autumn colour. Clematis texensis 'Princess Kate' is a fantastic shaped clematis with great colouring

 

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This brand new Clematis is going to be a winner. It is a texensis species that produces upright to nodding, bell-shaped flowers that are around 2inches long and 1-2 inches wide, that flare out widely towards their pointed tips. The petals have an attractive colouring, being white on the inside and stained reddish-purple on the outside. These petals form around a boss of rich plum coloured stamens, which become more and more noticeable as the flowers open. Supplied in 2 litre pots on 3 feet canes, all are well rooted through and multi stemmed, about half the batch are in bud and flower at the moment.

 

The Breeder, Wim Snojer and grower J. van Zoest from Boskoop entered Clematis 'Princess Kate', in the annual competition and has 'won best new plant' at Plantarium 2012 in Boskoop, the Netherlands.

 

Judges from Koninklijke Vereniging voor Boskoopse Culturen said the plant "flowers abundantly, bearing upright flowers with a unique shape, and has a well-chosen trade name, in line with other varieties of clematis."

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