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Clematis cirrhosa var balearica

Small nodding, bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers speckled inside with brown, maroon or orange. Yellow anthers. Evergreen foliage which turns to bronze or purple in the winter months. Introduced from Minorca in 1783. William Robinson, writing in 1912, notes that the form is scented, the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis describes it as lemon-scented. The variety received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.

Group:	Cirrhosa group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	4.0 - 5.0 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.	Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Aspect:	Sunny
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	7 8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin:	Minorca
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Species
Other name(s):	balearica; cirrhosa var angustifolia; atragene balearica; calycina; cirrhosa var semitriloba; Fern-leafed clematis
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 2-3cm Tepals: 2-4cm long, slightly recurving, obovate Leaves: 2-ternate