The second of five Clematis produced under the SAPHYRA name is also my second favourite in this group, the first being C. 'Cleminov51' SAPHYRA®INDIGO. These Clematis have proved good candidates for growing in large containers, where a short obelisk has been used to tie in the stems as generally their self-clinging characterise is negligible, also the range would be idea for growing through a low growing shrub or allowed to scramble through a herbaceous border. The exceptions to the above are C. 'Cleminov51' SAPHYRA®INDIGO and C. 'Cleminov29' SAPHYRA®DUO ROSE which have clinging ability and easily reach 2 metres (6 feet).
C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA
I make a reference back to C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY, featured as the Clematis of the Month for September 2025, covering the results of my cutting back C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA and C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY in the hope of getting additional flowers later in the season. The experiment was hampered by a very hot and dry summer, but I can report the C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY grew away vigorously and flowered in late October, but C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA decided it did not like my chopping it back and just sat there sulking and now has gone into autumn shutdown (likely because the cutting back after flowering was actioned later than C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY).
Back to C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA, despite the hot dry conditions this summer it flowered from mid July to mid September, the height attained was 4 feet (1.200m), this plant also seems to be a reluctant climber and would be ideally suited to growing through a low growing shrub, or scrambling through a herbaceous border. The flowers being 4 inches in diameter (100 mm), with 4 to 6 tepals, colour described as Purple 86A on the RHS Colour Chart.
An attractive feature of this clematis is the prominent stamens contrasting with the dark Sepals.
I make a reference back to C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY, featured as the Clematis of the Month for September 2025, covering the results of my cutting back C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA and C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY in the hope of getting additional flowers later in the season. The experiment was hampered by a very hot and dry summer, but I can report the C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY grew away vigorously and flowered in late October, but C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA decided it did not like my chopping it back and just sat there sulking and now has gone into autumn shutdown (likely because the cutting back after flowering was actioned later than C. 'Cleminov15' SAPHYRA®NANCY).
Back to C. 'Cleminov32' SAPHYRA®VIOLETTA, despite the hot dry conditions this summer it flowered from mid July to mid September, the height attained was 4 feet (1.200m), this plant also seems to be a reluctant climber and would be ideally suited to growing through a low growing shrub, or scrambling through a herbaceous border. The flowers being 4 inches in diameter (100 mm), with 4 to 6 tepals, colour described as Purple 86A on the RHS Colour Chart.
An attractive feature of this clematis is the prominent stamens contrasting with the dark Sepals.
Roy Nunn