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Clematis 'Gigante'

Very large, single, blue-violet flowers.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	U & A Kivistik
Country of origin:	Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1983 n1991
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Lord Neville' x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 18-22cm Sepals: 6, 9-11cm long, elliptic, overlapping Leaves: ternate