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Clematis 'Celebration'

Large white or bluish-white double or semi-double flowers in June. Single flowers on new growth later. Anthers white with brown or red-violet connectives.The flowers are bluer than those of 'Jackmanii Alba' and the leaves are golden yellow; sometimes leaflets have a red margin.

Caddick's nursery in the UK also named a cultivar 'Celebration'. When this (Godfrey's) form was given European PBR in 2001, the Caddick's form was renamed 'Pink Celebration'.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	F S Godfrey
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b2001
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport of 'Jackmanii alba'
Other name(s):	SUSSGOLD. Wrongly: jackmannii alba 'Sussgold'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15cm Tepals (single form): 4-6; 7cm long x 3cm wide, elliptic, long-pointed