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Clematis 'Põhjanael'

Large pale lavender blue flowers with a reddish-purple bar. White filaments with deep purple anthers. Raised in 1981 by Uno Kivistik of Estonia, a seedling of 'Ernest Markham'. Põhjanael is the Estonian name for the North Star.

Group:	Late large-flowered 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
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1981
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Ernest Markham'
Other name(s):	'Pohjanael'