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Clematis 'Ryusei'

Medium-sized, slightly scented flowers, inside very pale purplish blue with greyish violet/dark purple speckles and veining (especially towards tip), outside light violet and with prominent midribs. Filaments white at base, shading to pale violet towards top; connectives violet-black; anthers white. The name means "meteor" or "meteor shower" in Japanese.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Fragrant:	Yes
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	T Oikawa
Country of origin:	Japan
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	b2012 ic2015
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	Sport from VICTOR HUGO 'Evipo007'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 10-11cm Tepals: 4-6; 5cm long x 2.3cm wide, obovate, gappy, with wavy margins and a long-pointed, twisted tip