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Clematis 'Dawn'

Pearly pink tepals, paler at the base. Prominent purple anthers. Fades in full sun. Originally named 'Aurora' by the raiser, but renamed when it was introduced commercially to prevent confusion with the earlier 'Aurora' raised by Noble in the late 1870s.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.8 - 3.0 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.	May Jun Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Tage Lundell
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rc1960 i1969
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Miss Bateman' or 'Moonlight' x 'Nelly Moser'
Other name(s):	'Aurora' (not to be confused with the 'Aurora' raised by Noble in 1877).
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-15cm Tepals: (6-)8; elliptic or obovate, blunt or apiculate, overlapping Leaves: usually ternate