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Clematis 'Viking'

Large, single, mauve-blue flowers with a paler bar. Whitish filaments and brown 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.	1.8 - 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:	Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1986 f1989 n1995
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Valge Daam' x 'Niobe'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 14-16cm Sepals: 6, 6-7cm long, broadly elliptic, overlapping, pointed, margin somewhat crinkled Leaflets: irregularly toothed