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Clematis 'Albina Plena'

Macropetala type. A beautiful cultivar with long, pure white tepals and yellow anthers. The flowers are 6-8cm across. Main flowering April-May. This hybrid of C. fauriei x C. sibirica F2 also repeat flowers throughout summer. Raised by Magnus Johnson in 1982. 'Albina Plena' is, in fact, an illegitimate name under international conventions but is in widespread use.

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
Aspect:	Any aspect
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
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	1982
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	C. fauriei x C. sibirica F2
Other name(s):	'Albino Pride'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6-8cm Tepals: 4 outer, 4cm long, containing numerous secondary staminodes