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Clematis 'Blue Pillar'

Medium to large, bright blue flowers with a paler bar. Filaments white; connectives crimson; anthers purple; pollen white. Pistils pale yellow. Fruit-heads not 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.	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.	Jun Jul
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:	S Marczynski
Country of origin:	Poland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r1994 ni2013
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-14cm Tepals: 6; 5-6cm long, 3.5 cm wide, broadly elliptic, touching, with slightly wavy margins, rounded at tip but with a distinct apiculus