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Clematis 'Viva Polonia'

Medium to large magenta flowers,with a bar white at base but mostly suffused purple above; outside pink, turning paler with age. Filaments lemon-yellow; connectives dark purple; anthers white. Fruit-heads persistent. The name means "Long live Poland".

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.	May 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	r2004 n2013 i2014
Other name(s):	'Vivia Polonia' (Mis-spelling)
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 12-15cm Tepals: 6-8; 6-7.5cm long, 3-4 cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping, with slightly wavy margins, tip cuspidate