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Clematis 'Aksel'

Large, velvety, violet flowers with light purple filaments and dark purple anthers. Fruit-heads persistent. Named after one of Uno Kivistik's elder brothers (1928-1998).

Group:	Viticella group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 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.	Jul Aug Sep Oct
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	U & A Kivistik
Country of origin:	Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1989 n1998
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Carmencita x ?viticella
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-15cm Tepals: 6; 7cm long, 4cm wide, thick and fleshy, ovoid, overlapping, long-pointed