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Clematis 'Brewster'

'Brewster' is from the montana group, found as a seedling by Brewster Rogerson and named by the Pacific Northwest Clematis Society in his honour. It has unusually large flowers for a montana consisting of four rose-pink sepals, paler towards the base and barred rose on the outside. The flower has white filaments and yellow anthers and boasts a strong vanilla scent. The young growth is bronze-red and retains the colour for a long time.

Group:	Montana group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	5.0 - 7.0 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
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i2001
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10cm Tepals: 4, 5cm long, 2.5-3cm wide, elliptic, blunt Leaves: dark green, irregularly toothed