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Clematis 'Duchess of Waverly'

Large reddish-violet flowers which fade to light lavender blue, with only a reddish bar to show for the original colouring (note the lower flower in photograph #1). Creamy yellow anthers. Sometimes semi-double, but usually single flowers.


Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:  2.0 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s):  May Jun Sep
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Wil-Chris Acres
Country of origin: USA
Date raised:  ic1961
Parentage:  Unknown
Further detail: Flower diameter: 15-17.5cm
Tepals: 6; overlapping