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Clematis 'Livzeme'

Semi-double, broadly bell-shaped, pinkish violet flowers; dark violet at the base of the tepals and pale violet on the reverse. Yellow anthers on white filaments. The cultivar is named for the area of the Baltic coast where the Livs, Latvia's indigenous people, settled.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 3.0 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.	(Apr) May Jun Aug
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Aivars Irbe
Country of origin:	Latvia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1997 f1999 n2003
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Blue Bird' x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-12cm Tepals: 4; 5cm long, 2-2.5cm wide, lanceolate, pointed, margin somewhat recurved