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Clematis 'Vancouver Sea Breeze'

Large, flat or flattish light reddish-purple flowers turning paler and bluer with age. Deep purple-pink mid-rib ageing to pale purple. Yellowish white filaments, anthers pale yellow, connectives have a dark spot at the tip. Fruit heads persistent.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.0 - 2.5 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 Oct
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones: Warning: the zones given here are USDA zones for guidance only. Canadian zones are slightly different!	4 5 6 7 8
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	F Wein Sr
Country of origin:	Canada
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2000 n2005 i2012
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Kathleen Wheeler' (s) X 'Blue Ravine'
Other name(s):	RUFFLED FEATHERS; 'Vancouver Sea Breeze'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 15-20cm Tepals: 8; broadly elliptic, overlapping, margins strongly ruffled, tip obtuse but with a distinct apiculus