Thanks dove, i i think it was miss labelled. I'm happy though especially if it flowers Dec to Feb . It has heaps of water every night but it's in a container and young, may need a feed though.
I have several 'Freckles' and they are very vigorous once established so agree with Dove that it might not be the best one for a container. I had one plant in my 3x5m raised front garden and it layered itself in several places without me noticing (I was using it as a kind of ground cover) then it went crazy and almost covered my 3mx3m peach tree and smothered a weeping cherry. My fault for not tending the front garden enough that year though! They do flower on-and-off for most of the year and are great if you want to train them up a trellis for an evergreen screen etc. I don't think they'd get out of control in most situations so don't let the above put you off!
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My 'Freckles' flowers on and off through the year, but has it's best show in the winter ... December through to February/March.
http://www.taylorsclematis.co.uk/Clematis-cirrhosa/
I'd give yours plenty of water ... it's working hard