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Clematis 'Splendida'

Medium to large, velvety, maroon-purple or dark purple-violet flowers with yellow stamens.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Raised by:	L Simon-Louis
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1861 i1863
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Grandiflora Rosea' x lanuginosa
Other name(s):	'Hybrida Splendida'; 'Hybride Splendida'; 'Splendens'; x splendida
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-14cm Tepals: 4-6; roundish oval, apiculate Leaves: pinnate