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Clematis 'Matka Siedliska'

Large, white, usually double flowers with dark brown anthers in the early summer, single flowers on new wood later.

Szczepan Marczynski, on his website, writes that the cultivar is "named after Mother Maria Franciszka Siedliska, (1842-1902). She was a diligent and unassuming person. She sacrificed her whole life to God and to people in need. To this end she established the convent of "Holy Family from Nazareth". She was active in Krakow, Lvov, Rome, Paris, London, New York and Chicago, especially in the circle of Polish emigrants. Mother Siedliska was pronounced Blessed on April 23, 1989."

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 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.	May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Stefan Franczak
Country of origin:	Poland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1970 f1981 i1987
Other name(s):	Matka Seidiska (mis-spelling)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-18cm Tepals: 7.5cm long, 4cm wide, margins finely crimped, pointed