Semi-nodding, flowers which start out deep, purple-blue but which lighten with age to reveal pink-mauve veining and bar. Cream or creamy-yellow anthers. Named for the wife of Lieutenant General John Kiszely, MC - the daughter of Lord and Lady Herschell.

Not to be confused with a much older, white cultivar raised by Lemoine & Fils, now apparently lost.

Group:	Integrifolia group
Approximate height:	1.5 - 2.0 metres
Flowering period(s):	Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones:	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Barry Fretwell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised:	i1990
Parentage:	Possibly integrifolia  x  lanuginosa  but uncertain
Other name(s):	x diversifolia 'Arabella'; integrifolia 'Arabella';
Further detail:  Flower diameter: 7.5-9cm Tepals: 4-8; obovate to narrowly oblong, spreading, gappy Click here for the text of an IClS article about this clematis Database entry: 110