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Clematis 'Albatross'

According to BBC Gardeners' World Magazine (March 2002) 'Albatross' has large flowers with elegant, white, pointed petals (sic) with white stamens and magenta anthers.' It appeared on the UK market in 2001. The first Supplement to the International Clematis Register and Checklist describes the flower as white with creamy yellow stamens; you will see from the photographs that our specimen fits the former description.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 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 Aug
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Ken Pyne
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1988 f1994 i2001
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	patens Manshuu Ki x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 17cm