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Clematis 'Spring Essence'

Small, lime-green flowers. Honey- or spice-scented. Evergreen.

Group:	Forsteri group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 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.	Apr May
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Country of origin:	New Zealand
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	ni2008
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Chance seedling apparently forsteri x paniculata
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5cm Tepals: 6; elliptic, blunt, gappy