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Clematis 'Samurai'

Large, or very large, blue-purple flowers, white at the base of the tepals. White or light yellow filaments, tinged red towards the top, red-purple anthers.

Group:	Early large-flowered 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.	May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Raised by:	Kozo Sugimoto
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i2003
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport of ‘Kirigamine’
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15 - 18 cm Tepals: 6 - 8