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Clematis CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN 'Fairy Blue'

Large, double, lilac blue flowers with a fountain-like centre of creamy-yellow stamens (though the International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002 unaccountably says light blue stamens. Launched in the UK at the 2002 Chelsea Flower Show.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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 Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Hiroshi Hayakawa
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1994
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport of 'H F Young'
Other name(s):	'Evipo 038'. Wrongly: 'Fairly Blue'; 'Feari Buru'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-15cm