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Clematis 'Sanssouci'

Small, slightly scented, purplish pink flowers with white filaments and cream anthers.

The name means "carefree" in French, named after the summer palace built for Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, at Potsdam near Berlin. Cultivar similar to 'Tetrarose' but said to be more floriferous and easier to propagate.

Group:	Montana group
Fragrant:	Yes
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	3.0 - 5.0 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
Aspect:	Sunny
Pruning:	No pruning (Group 1)
Raised by:	Willem Straver
Country of origin:	Germany
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2004 ni2012
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	withheld
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 5-7cm Tepals: 4; less than 3.5cm long, 2.5cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping at base, margins slightly wavy, tip rounded and often slightly notched