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Clematis photograph

Image from an original by W H Fitch

Clematis photograph

Image from The Floral Magazine October 1864

Clematis 'Rubroviolacea'

Medium to large maroon flowers, turning brown-purple flushed reddish-violet. Greenish filaments. This form appears lost to cultivation.

Group:	Late large-flowered 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
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:	G Jackman & Son
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1858 f1862 i1863
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Atrorubens' x lanuginosa
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Rubro Violacea'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-13cm Tepals: 4-6; apiculate, overlapping Leaves: pinnate