Wendy..It looks like it could be clematis "Pink Champagne" aka "Kakio"..let others weigh in also..ok?..for I'm not 100% sure...more eyes the better...Jeanne
ps..I had thought "Ville de Lyon" but don't see the veining and you said it wilted ..and had two bloom periods so I thought hmmm..pruning group 2?!?!

Here is a link that might be useful: PINK CHAMPAGNE

Thank you so much, Jeanne. I've been going crazy looking for more pictures, and these next 2 are the only other ones that I still have ;( Hopefully they'll help.

I just finished inspecting the plant, and I honestly don't know how to prune it. There is tons of old, seemingly brittle wood going up the trellis, but on top there's a bunch of leaf buds opening up.

Here are the remaining pictures, taken in 2004.

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Wendy

Not Ville de Lyon, the tepals are shaped wrong. Mine has certainly wilted so that wouldn't be the difference.

In my mind, if you are getting two flushes of bloom you are doing everything right and don't need to worry about it. :)

If you have a lot of bare woody stems you can cut some or all down low and get more sprouts down low to cover them. You can do this every year or every few years.

Ditto to what BorS said. Don't fret over the pruning type if you are getting the blooms you want doing what you are currently doing.

It sure looks like my Pink Champagne (a/k/a Kakio), but notice how the tepals on mine are slightly angled. I don't remember if that was just a pre-full bloom state. maybe.

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Do you have other spring blooming clematis? If so, this one blooms first of all other spring bloomers. THat's how you'll know its Kakio.

Sometimes I cut down an early bloomer completely after the spring bloom and can get another strong flush in August/September if conditions are right. (i.e. I water and feed LOL)

Thank you all so much.

Wendy (hey, that's my name, too LOL), mine looks EXACTLY like that when it's blooming. Thank you so much for the heads up. When you say you cut it down completely, how much do you leave standing?

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Wendy..your are correct...that is one distinct trait of Clematis "Pink Champagne" that I love ..when she first starts to open she looks like she is arcing up as tho to begin her dance..Love mine!! Jeanne

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Wendy, I guess it depends on the vigor of the plant. My Ms. Bateman is an early bloomer and vigorous and gets brown leaves after the bloom. So I cut it down completely to the base. It avoids the brown leaves stage and is covering the trellis in no time. Thats the only one I do that too now. I have mostly Group 3's and my other 2's don't bloom that early in my climate.

I no longer have Pink Champagne. It was kept in a pot too long and didn't make it one winter. After seeing these pictures, I think I will have to get another. It is lovely!