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Clematis 'Shiho' (Takeuchi)

Japanese large-flowered variety, tepals light bluish purple, double. Anthers yellow. The cultivar name means purple ootori ( a bird of imagination). There is a second cultivar of this name from a different breeder.


Group: Early large-flowered group
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Hiroshi Takeuchi
Country of origin: Japan
Date raised:  1982
Parentage:  'Yukiokoshi' x free polination
Other name(s): 'Shihoo' (Takeuchi)
Further detail: Flower diameter: 10-12cm