This smaller sized, more compact Clematis may not be as big as other plants in this genus but it puts on a flower show that most other Clematis can only envy. ‘Multi-Blue’ forms buds in mid-May that open late in the month to reveal big, beefy, 5″ diameter, deep blue flowers with a faint striping of white on the petals that surround a frilly center of deeper blue small petals and golden yellow with white stamens. The effect is riveting, almost like one of those starburst fireworks on the 4th of July except you can see these fireworks throughout the early summer and again in late August and September. ‘Multi-Blue’ performs well in sun or dappled shade, likes its roots cool, and flowers on new and previous year’s growth meaning it will perform at its peak if pruned in half in the early spring.