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Clematis 'Reiu'

Large, single, rosy-purple flowers with darker veins. Whitish filaments; anthers whitish with purple-red to brown connective. 'Reiu' is named after an Estonian river.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 1.8 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 Oct
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
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 n1988
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Kuba' x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: (12-)14-16(-21)cm Sepals: 6-8, 8cm long, rhombic-elliptic, recurved towards the tip, margins wavy Leaves; ternate