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Clematis 'Tuhkimo'

Medium to large, pinkish-white flowers. Flower margins suffused slightly greyish red on opening but blade ageing; bar remains slightly creamy with veins very faintly red-tinged; outside remains slightly reddish with pale yellow bar and grey down. Filaments white; connectives and anthers pale red. Fruit-heads persistent. 'Tuhkimo' means "Cinderella" in Finnish.

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!	6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Light prune (Group 2)
Raised by:	J Räsänen
Country of origin:	Finland
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	r2006 n2013
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Miss Bateman' (s) x 'Moonlight'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 11-17cm Tepals: 8; 5-8cm long, 2-2.5cm wide, broadly elliptic, overlapping in basal half but slightly gappy at base, tip long-pointed (acuminate to cuspidate)