Quick easy and ever so elegant clematis 39purpurea plena elegans39 emerges as a firm favourite among novice and veteran gardeners alike its dusky pink petals are gorgeously layered forming dazzling double blooms from july right through to autumn it maintains its colourful sheen with that in mind this viticella clematis would make the perfect partner for a climbing rose or provide a brilliant burst of colour for some evergreen shrubs height 3m 40103941 spread 15m 40