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Clematis 'Red Beetroot Beauty'

Alpina type. Beetroot coloured flowers (hence the name, although the form was originally called 'Betina'). White staminodes, sometimes pale red-purple. Pale yellow anthers.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 4.0 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.	Apr May (Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct)
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1980
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	fauriei x sibirica
Other name(s):	'Betina'; alpina 'Betina'; barbellata 'Betina'; alpina 'Bettina'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6-8cm Tepals: 4; opposite tepals 3.2cm long, 2cm wide, other pair 3.5x1.6cm, ovate, 9-11 nerved Leaves: ternate