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Clematis 'Elizabeth'

Small pink, slightly scented, flowers, paler pink in the middle and towards the base. Pale yellow stamens. Some people say the scent is vanilla, others hot chocolate. The variety has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Group:	Montana group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	7.0 - 10.0 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
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	G Jackman & Son
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	rb1953 i1953
Other name(s):	montana var rubens 'Elizabeth'; montana 'Elizabeth'; montana var rubens 'Scented Form'; Elisabeth (mis-spelling)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-6cm Tepals: 4; obovate to almost elliptic, margin bends upwards