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Image from Revue Horticole 1878

Clematis 'Madame Émile Sorbet'

Large lilac-violet flowers, changing to brighter lilac or deep blue with metallic lustre.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Raised by:	L Paillet
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i1898
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	lanuginosa x unknown
Other name(s):	Mis-spellings: 'Madame E Sorbet'; 'Madame Emilie Sorbet'; Mme Emil Sorbet'; Madamoiselle Amilie Sorbet'; Mlle Emil Sorbet'; 'Madll. Emilie Sorbet'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 20-22cm Tepals: 6-8; overlapping