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Clematis 'Romantika'

Deepest purple flowers with contrasting anthers.The flowers of this outstanding cultivar are almost black on first opening. Raised by Uno Kivistik of Estonia in 1983. A seedling of 'Devjatyj Val'. Awarded a British Clematis Society Certificate of Merit in 1998.

Group:	Late 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	Uno Kivistik
Country of origin:	USSR/Estonia
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1983
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Seedling of 'Devjatyj Val'
Further detail:	Visit the Previous Clematis of the Month (July 1998) page of the International Clematis Society website for further details.