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Clematis 'Christopher'

Alpina type with mauve tepals flushed pink. The staminodes are a paler blue and the form has white-yellow anthers on white filaments. Named after one of the raiser's children. A free-flowering form, tolerant of strong sunlight and rain.

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
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
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Finn Rosholm
Country of origin:	Norway
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1988 f1990 n1997
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	seedling of alpina rosea
Other name(s):	alpina 'Christopher'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5.5-6.5cm Tepals: 4-5; 5.5cm long, 1.2cm wide