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Clematis 'Zoia Kosmodemianskaia'

Medium to large, purple-violet flowers with pale yellow anthers. Zoia Kosmodemianskaia (1923-1941) was a posthumous World War II 'Hero of the Soviet Union'; she was executed by German forces at the Western Front.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	M I Orlov
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i1971
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	Mis-spelling: 'Zoja Kosmodemjanskaja'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12cm Tepals: 6-8