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Clematis EXCITING 'Zoexci'

Small, flat purple flowers. Filaments cream; anthers yellowish. Notable glossy red-purple buds. The raisers classify this cultivar as a member of the Patens Group which the International Clematis Register and Checklist includes within the 'Early large-flowered group', but the flower size suggests Small-flowered Division. Awarded bronze medal at Plantarium 2012.

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 - 1.5 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.	Jun Jul Aug Sep
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	J van Zoest BV
Country of origin:	Holland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2004 ni2011
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	withheld
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 3-5cm Tepals: (4-5-)6; 4cm long, 2cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping, touching, blunt - but with margins tending to be strongly inrolled, giving flower a somewhat star-shaped appearance