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Clematis cirrhosa subsp.. semitriloba

Small nodding, bell-shaped, greenish-white flowers, inside speckled with purple and purple stripes at the base. Green filaments. Evergreen foliage. Recorded by Mariano Lagasca as early as 1816. This form has often been confused with cirrhosa var baleraica.


Group: Cirrhosa group
Approximate height:  4.0 - 5.0 metres
Flowering period(s):  Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Aspect: Sunny
Pruning: No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin: Spain Corsica (N Africa Greece Israel)
Parentage:  Species
Other name(s): semitriloba; cirrhosa subsp atava; cirrhosa 'Semitriloba'
Further detail: Flower diameter: 4-5cm
Tepals: 2-3cm long
Leaves: 3-lobed to ternate