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Clematis 'Spooneri Rosea'

Small to medium deep pink flowers with yellow anthers. Bronze, downy foliage. Requires a sunny, sheltered position with free-draining soil.

The International Clematis Register and Checklist 2002 notes that "In 1917, Vilmorin crossed both C. x vedrariensis and C. montana var rubens with pollen of the then recently imported C. spooneri. Plants from both crosses were very similar to one another ... and were distributed and sold under the name C. spooneri rosea."

Group:	Montana group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	7.0 or more 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.	May Jun
Raised by:	Vilmorin
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1917 f1919
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	spooneri x vedrariensis & montana var rubens
Other name(s):	vedrariensis var rosea; x vedrariensis 'Rosea'; spooneri var rosea; spooneri 'Rosea'; montana 'Vedrariensis Rosea'; 'Vedrariensis Rosea'