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Clematis 'Erika'

Very large purple flowers with a reddish purple bar. Filaments flushed purple when young, becoming creamy; anthers yellow. Fruit-heads persistent. This form is named after the raiser's daughter.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Lothar Sachs
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2005 n2011 i2013
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Kathleen Wheeler' (s) x unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 20cm Tepals: 6-8; overlapping/touching at base, long-pointed, margins markedly wavy Leaves: simple