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Clematis 'Roobu'

Large, single, pinkish white flowers with a pink bar according to the International Register and Checklist but it notes that Magnus Johnson, in The Genus Clematis, says lavender-blue with a white bar. This latter description is closer to our experience. Fades in sunlight.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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:	Semi-shade
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	r1984 n1988
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Deviatyi Val' x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 16-18cm Sepals: 6, 8-9cm long, broadly elliptic, overlapping Leaves: simple or ternate