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Clematis 'Barry'

Small, bell-shaped, plum-purple flowers. The staminodes are whitish with a purple tint. New growth reddish brown to shiny black, ageing to brownish black. Named for two Barrys: Mary Toomey's husband and that of her friend Jane Sterndale-Bennett.

Group:	Atragene group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 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
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Mary Toomey
Country of origin:	Republic of Ireland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	s1998 f1999 ni2006
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown (possibly a seedling from 'Red Beetroot Beauty')
Further detail:	Tepals: 4; 3.5cm long, 1.5cm wide, elliptic, long-pointed, recurved tip