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Clematis 'Erik'

Deep blue, bell-shaped flowers tinted purple at the base. White staminodes tinged green at the tips.

Group:	Atragene 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.	Apr May
Raised by:	Jan Lindmark
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c1983
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	macropetala x 'G Steffner' & ?ochotensis
Other name(s):	macropetala 'Erik'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-7cm Tepals: 4.5cm long, 1.5-2cm wide, oblong,pointed, tip slightly recurved Staminodes: 1.5-2cm long