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Clematis 'Slowianka'

The International Register and Checklist of Clematis 2002 describes this clematis as having red flowers with creamy yellow filaments and anthers; indeed two photos we have seen from Ken Woolfenden (one shown on this page) depict a deep red flower. However, Szczepan Marczynski writing in Clematis International 2003 describes the form as "deep purple". Malgorzata Otsubo's photographs were taken when Brother Stefan Franczak showed her round his garden in October 2005. The name 'Slowianka' means 'Slavic girl'.

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 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 (Oct)
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Stefan Franczak
Country of origin:	Poland
Further detail:	Tepals: 6; broadly elliptic, overlapping