Does either the name "Daniel Deronda" or "Rhapsody" sound familiar..is your pic of one that has faded?..Jeanne
I am leaning towards an immature DD

Here is a link that might be useful: Daniel Deronda

Daniel Deronda it is not. Here is mine.

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I can make no comment on Ramona as I have never bought one.
Dana

This is my Rhapsody.

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Remember soil content plays a huge part in the color of flowers. Nevertheless, a comparison of the petal formation and leaf shape will help you to a more positive ID.
Dana

Flower shape doesn't look like Ramona to me. Do you know when in the year it blooms or whether it blooms predominantly on old or new wood? That might help to narrow down the choices based on what pruning class it falls into.

That picture is year two. Its only 6" off the ground. It must be new wood, thats all it had! Rhapsody sounds right. It looks close to Dana's picture. Very pronounced ribbing.

Can you tell me about Rhapsody?

Here is what my Raymond Evison third edition book says about Rhapsody.
A very free flowering new clematis, with very stunning sapphire blue tepals which deepen in color with age. Open creamy yellow anthers. If some old wood is left it will flower early in the summer. Flowers 10-12cm across. June-Septmeber flowering period. 3M. hardiness 3-9

Mine is planted on an arbour with Freda and wisteria on the north east side of the house that gets great morning sun till about 11 when the house next door starts to shade it. The sun touches it again in late afternoon. It has never been a profuse flowering vine for me nor has it attained a great height. But in hind sight I do not feed it other than compost because of the wisteria (who I would rather see flowers that crazy growth, therfore minimal feeding). As all my gardens are it is on a soaker hose water system.

I have close to 75 clematis but nothing else I have comes close to that. I do not have Ramona nor most of the lighter shades of purples.
Dana

Harry, plants that flower on old wood actually flower on new growth that comes off of axil buds on older wood. That was something that always confused me about the description of clematis blooming on old wood. From the description, it definitely sounds like a type II and there are so many blue type IIs I would be hesitant to guess what it is! The possibilities are limited only by what is commonly available in your area or the nurseries you might have ordered them from.

Dana, if the clematis is planted close to a wisteria that probably explains why the clematis has never been a prolific flower producer for you. Wisteria sucks moisture and nutrients out of the ground and the roots can travel out for far distances to get what it needs. I have had wisteria at all previous houses and know its growth habits only to well. I do understand however your hesitation about putting down extra fertilizer since you won't get as many blooms on the wisteria if you do!

And yet the wisteria on the other side is planted with Rubromarginata and polish spirit and they have done incredible things. I think Freda and Rhapsody would like a little more sun. But I have not intentions of moving them, they have been there for 4 years and there is nowhere left to move them!
Dana

The differences in performance might also be explained in the relative vigorousness of the individual plants due to their genetics. TRM is a cross between flammula and viticella, both of which are species plants that grow in the wild naturally and PS has always been a vigorous grower in my garden even though it is planted under a Zelkova tree. Rhapsody's genetic background is unknown and the hybrids in general tend to be not as vigorous and more prone to wilt in my garden.

Is Rhapsody a type 2 or 3?

Thanks.

Harry, it is a type II. I am linking its listing on Clematis on the Web as a hyperlink below and will also list the web address for COTW which is a great resource for looking up a lot of information on clematis including pruning types. You may want to save it to your favorites for future use.

http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemlistsearch.cfm

Here is a link that might be useful: Listing for Rhapsody