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Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'

Large, velvety, crimson-red flowers with beige anthers. The colour fades to a more purple shade with age.

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 - 4.0 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.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	A Girault
Country of origin:	France
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1968
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Ville de Lyon' x 'Pourpre Mat'
Other name(s):	RED CARDINAL
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-16 (-20)cm Tepals: (4-) 6; obovate or rhombic, pointed or blunt, resurved at tip