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Clematis 'Sirius'

Large to very large, light purple flowers with a darker bar. Filaments and anthers purple.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
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
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Robin & Lorna Mitchell
Country of origin:	New Zealand
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	fn2001
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 18cm Tepals: 8; 8-9cm long, 2.8-3cm wide, elliptic, gappy, pointed