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Clematis 'Violet Shades'

Medium-sized, light violet, drooping, bell-shaped flowers, darker in the veins and towards the base of the tepals. The staminodes are light green. Originally called 'Violacina Bicolor' but renamed.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 4.0 metres
Raised by:	Magnus Johnson
Country of origin:	Sweden
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1989
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	fauriei x sibirica
Other name(s):	Unacceptable name: 'Violacina Bicolor'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10cm Tepals: 4; 6cm long, 2cm wide, lanceolate, pointed