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Clematis 'Veste'

Large, single, violet-blue flowers, pale along the margin, darker towards the apex with a red-purple bar which is darker towards the base. Whitish filaments and yellow anthers.

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 Oct
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	U & A Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1983 f1985 n1988
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ernest Markham' x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-16cm Sepals: 6(-8), 6-7cm long, broadly elliptic, pointed, overlapping, margins wavy