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Clematis 'The Velvet'

Large flowered violet cultivar with purple central bar.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s): Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	May Jun Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Hiroshi Hayakawa
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1990
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 16-18cm