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Clematis 'Mrs N Thompson'

Medium to large deep violet to bluish purple flowers with a red bar. Purple-red anthers on pale pink stamens. Named after the wife of Mr N Thompson, Pennell's nursery office manager.


Group: Early large-flowered group
Approximate height:  2.0 - 2.5 metres
Flowering period(s):  May Jun Aug Sep
Aspect: Any aspect
Pruning: Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by: Walter Pennell
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Date raised:  rc1954 n1961
Parentage:  Unknown
Other name(s): Wrongly: 'Mrs N Thomson', 'Mrs Norm Thomson', 'Mrs Thomson'
Further detail: Flower diameter: (10-) 12-17cm
Tepals: (4-) 6 (-8); 6-7.5cm long, 2.4-3.4cm wide, elliptic, pointed, overlapping, margin twisted and irregularly wavy