'Empress’ has purest pink petals with deep magenta midribs which frame a large pink and white boss of stamens centred with lime green. The effect is of an ornate, semi-double clematis. Truly stunning! Raymond Evison is the world’s most famous Clematis breeder producing superior and distinctive cultivars with long bloom periods, excellent disease resistance, and bold colours. Use them on trellises and pergolas, grow them into shrubs, or use them as ground covers.

These Clematis are part of (Pruning Group 2), so they flower on short shoots developing from the previous year's growth. They may potentially flower again in late summer on new growth. Pruning Group 2 Clematis need pruning in late winter or early spring, and after the first flush of flowers in summer.