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Clematis 'Duchess of Albany' (Jackman)

Small to medium, bell-shaped (often described as tulip-shaped), bright pink flowers with a darker bar. All the literature says that 'Duchess of Albany' has creamy anthers. A thread on the 'Garden Buddies' website in August 2007 started a comparison of flowers world-wide and, in fact, the form widely available today has pink anthers. (See bottom photograph.)

This plant was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1897 and the Award of Garden Merit in 1993. In 1912, William Robinson in his book 'The Virgin's Bower' lists this cultivar as "trusted to give lovely effects if culture and position be all [it] deserves."

Group:	Texensis group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	A G Jackman
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1890 i1894
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	texensis x 'Star of India'
Other name(s):	texensis 'Duchess of Albany'; x pseudococcinea 'Duchess of Albany'; texensis 'Duchess of Alba'; texensis 'Countess of Albany'; etc
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-8cm Tepals: 4-6; 4-6cm long, fleshy, pointed, tip recurved