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Clematis 'Athena'

Flattish, medium sized flowers opening deep pink but fading with age. Reverse of tepals has red-purple central bar and midveins, the veins showing through to the inside. Pale yellow stamens.

Group:	Integrifolia group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 - 1.5 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Barry Fretwell
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	c2004 i2008
Other name(s):	integrifolia 'Athena'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 6-8cm Tepals: 4 (-6); broad, obovate, initially overlapping but becoming gappy, slightly recurved tips