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Clematis 'Rubra'

Small, bell-shaped, red flowers with a velvety sheen - sometimes with a white base to the tepals. Brown anthers. This form appears in the literature as early as 1597 but it is not entirely clear whether today's 'Rubra' is the same cultivar as then. Certainly along the way there has been considerable confusion between this and the similar 'Kermesina' raised by Lemoine et fils towards the end of the 19th century.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 4.5 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	?selection from viticella
Other name(s):	viticella var rubra; viticella 'Rubra'; 'Viticella Rubra'; viticella var kermesina (but see above)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-6cm Tepals: 4-5; blunt, margin recurving as flower opens, tip recurved