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Image from Revue Horticole 1884

Clematis 'François Morel'

Medium sized pink to purple flowers with a darker bar. There is some debate as to whether this cultivar should be placed in the Jackmanii (Late Large Flowered) or Viticella groups.

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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Raised by:	Francisque Morel
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1883 i1884
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Star of India' (s) x 'Rubra Grandiflora' (Source: F. Morel, Journ. RHS 24, 31, 1900)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 8-11cm Tepals: 4 (-6); obovate to almost triangular, margin wavy