Clematis: Help with Clematis ID?, 1 by laramaryam

laramaryam wrote:
Hi all,

Does anyone have an idea which clematis this might be? I did searches both on DG and Clematis on the Web, and the closest I could find were 'Jackmanii Superba' and 'Warsaw Nike.' The problem, though, is that this one usually blooms May-June instead of late summer, and the blooms are also smaller (about 3.5 inches). I ask because although it's gorgeous, it's sprawled all over the place, with what looks like too much blooming way up at the top and not enough below. Like maybe it could use some pruning? Or something. Unfortunately, I'm well known for my black thumb and as soon as I saw the confusing range of instructions out there for pruning clematis, my first thought was uh-oh.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Laura