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Clematis 'Apollonia'

Small to medium white flowers. Filaments white; connectives yellow at first, becoming black later; anthers cream.

The registrant would classify this in Patens Group, which normally equates with Early Large-flowered Group in the system currently adopted by the ICRA. However, in this instance, the flower size suggests this cultivar might belong in the Small-flowered Division.

Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	1.5 - 2.0 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.	May Jun \| Jul Aug Sep
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	W Straver
Country of origin:	Germany
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: 8-10cm Tepals: 6-8; 5cm long, 3cm wide, overlapping Leaves: ternate, margins entire.