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Clematis 'Irene'

Medium to large, rose-pink flowers with a paler bar, ageing to pale pink with a rose-pink bar. Cream anthers on white filaments. Fruit-heads persistent.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.0 - 2.0 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.	May Jun Aug Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	James van Laeken
Country of origin:	USA
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2003 i2008
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Corona (s) x Wada's Primrose
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-15cm Tepals: 6-8; 6-7.5cm long, 3-3.5cm wide, elliptical, long-pointed, overlapping Leaves: ternate