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Clematis 'Asagasumi'

This was the original plant now renamed OPALINE. The flowers are pale wisteria blue fading to white as they age. The filaments are white, the anthers are yellow. The elliptical tepals overlap. 'Asagasumi' means morning mist in Japanese.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5-3.7 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 Sep Oct
Aspect:	Semi-shade
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:	Yoshio Kuboda
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r pre-1939
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Marie Boisselot' × 'The President'
Other name(s):	Trade designation: OPALINE
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-18cm Sepals: 6-8; elliptic