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Clematis ROYAL VELVET 'Evifour'

Large rich velvet-purple flowers with dark reddish-purple anthers. Beware confusion with 'Purpurea Plena Elegans' which has also been sold under the trade name ROYAL VELVET.

Group:	Early 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.	May Jun Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
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:	Raymond Evison
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1993
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Unknown
Other name(s):	Wrongly: 'Royal Velvet'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-15cm Tepals: 6-8, overlapping