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Clematis 'Minister'

Large violet or violet-blue flowers suffused purple, double or semi-double in spring, single later. Cream filaments with reddish-purple anthers.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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 Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i1982
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Hagley Hybrid' (s) x 'Bal Tzvetov'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: (12-) 15-20cm Tepals: (4-) 6 (-8); 8.5-10cm long, 5-7cm wide, elliptic, pointed, margin fine-toothed