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Clematis 'Horatius'

Strongly scented, small, double, bell-shaped, purple-violet flowers. Named after the Roman hero who defended the bridge over the River Tiber against Etruscan attackers. Originally named 'Carmina'.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1979
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	koreana var fragrans x ochotensis 'Carmen Rose'
Other name(s):	'Carmina'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6-7cm Tepals: 4.5-5cm long, 2cm wide, broadly lanceolate, sometimes twisted, margin recurved towards recurved tip