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Clematis 'Henryi'

Large or very large, white flowers with contrasting brown or purple anthers. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. In 1912, William Robinson in his book 'The Virgin's Bower' lists this cultivar as "trusted to give lovely effects if culture and position be all [it] deserves."

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 4.0 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Isaac Anderson-Henry
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1870
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x 'Fortunei'
Other name(s):	'Bangholm Belle'; Anderson-Henryi'; 'Lawsoniana Henryi'; x lawsoniana var Henryi; HENRY CLEMATIS. Mis-spelling: 'Henryii'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm Tepals: 6-8; elliptic