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Clematis THE COUNTESS OF WESSEX 'Evipo073'

Large, pale pink flowers with a deeper bar. Filaments creamy yellow; connectives and anthers deep red. Named, with permission, after HRH the Countess of Wessex who selected the form from a range of new clematis presented to her.

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.	May Jun \| Aug Sep
Aspect:	Shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	Raymond Evison
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	i2012
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	withheld
Other name(s):	COUNTESS OF WESSEX; 'Countess of Wessex'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 14-17cm Tepals: 6; broadly elliptic with somewhat cuneate base, overlapping half, margins regularly frilled, tips acute and sometimes slightly recurved