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Clematis 'Iryuu'

Japanese large-flowered variety. The tepals are mottled blue and greyish-white with a pebble-grain look, deeply veined and slightly rippled at the edges. The anthers are dark reddish purple, almost black. The cultivar name is the name of a district.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Kazushige Ozawa
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1983
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-15 cm