Mary-Jane of Course it is your personal taste to what colour you would like...I personally would choose a purple for a contrast...William Baffin is pink and so is "Ville de Lyon"..I grow tons of clematis with my climbing roses...they are great together...Jeanne

Mary Jane,
I agree with Jeanne - its a matter of personal preference. I also have William Baffin (which to me is more of a magenta color, not pink) and have him growing with the white clematis, Huldine. If white isn't your preference, purple is a great choice. I would recommend, clematis, Etoile Violette. In the pics below there's, clematis, Etoile Violette (pic 1), WB with Huldine (pics 2, 4 and 5) and clematis Huldine (pic 3). Both EV and H are very vigorous clematis, but WB is pretty vigorous (almost too much!), too.

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Thanks Jeanne and Bellarosa,
For the advice and information.
Bellarosa those are lovely pictures,Etoile Violette is a nice looking clematis and Huldine also.

Mary-Jane